medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Thursday, September 18, 2008, at 6:53 pm, I wrote:
> 2) Januarius, venerated especially at Naples (d. 305, supposedly).
<SNIP>
> A view of the head reliquary (the base is from 1609):
> http://www.interviu.it/turismo/decumani/duomo17.jpg
> In formal attire:
> http://www.interviu.it/turismo/decumani/duomo16.jpg
> With decorations:
> http://utenti.lycos.it/salcon75/images/san_gennaro_1.jpg
> NON-MEDIEVAL ASIDE: Two of J.'s adornments in that view (where he
> rather resembles the actor Richard Widmark) are his collar of 1679 and
> his bejwelled mitre of 1713. Better views of these are here, thanks
> to press coverage of a recent exhibition of highlights from the Tesoro
> di San Gennaro:
> http://tinyurl.com/3wkkoe
> http://www.paesechevai.net/evento.asp?id=275&da=archivio
> An Italian-language account of these pieces:
> http://tinyurl.com/4bm5w7
That last should have read: Better views of these are here, thanks to press coverage of a recent exhibition of highlights from the Tesoro di San Gennaro:
http://www.paesechevai.net/evento.asp?id=275&da=archivio
http://tinyurl.com/4bm5w7
An Italian-language account of these pieces:
http://tinyurl.com/3wkkoe
Since that's not exactly medieval, herewith an expandable view of a twelfth-century fresco of J. wearing the omophorion in the rupestrian cripta/chiesa di San Gennaro al(lo) Bradano in Matera (MT) in Basilicata:
http://tinyurl.com/4nelf4
Two illustrated, Italian-language pages on this cave church:
http://adonisannua.wordpress.com/itinerari/itinerario-1/
http://tinyurl.com/4bmtmp
A plan of the church:
http://www.lacittadelluomo.it/img/gennaro_bradano450.gif
Best again,
John Dillon
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