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Catacombs of San Gennaro

Name: Catacombs of San Gennaro
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Location: Napoli, Naples, Campania, Italy

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1. Via Toledo – Dante Square loop from Toledo

10.3km

02:53

190m

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2. Palazzina dei Principi – Trails in the Capodimonte Wood loop from Colli Aminei

12.8km

03:31

210m

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3. Dante Square – Galleria Umberto I loop from Colli Aminei

13.3km

03:44

280m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Norbert Reichl

December 28, 2021

A millennial history that lives underground in Naples, a journey to discover the close bond of faith between the city and its patron saint, Saint Gennaro. 3

A short flight of stairs is all it takes to descend to the roots of Naples' relationship to faith.

The Catacombs of San Gennaro are arranged on two non-overlapping levels, both of which are characterized by extremely large spaces, unlike the most famous Roman catacombs. This is thanks to the workability and strength of the tuff.

The original core of the Catacombs of San Gennaro dates back to the second century C. It is probably the grave of a noble family who then donated the rooms to the Christian community.

Expansion began in the fourth century of the .C. after the deposit of the remains of Sant'Agrippino, the first patron saint of Naples, in the underground basilica dedicated to him.

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Norbert Reichl

December 28, 2021

A single nave was dug into the tuff, in which a bishop's chair carved into the rock and the altar with an opening are still preserved, in which the faithful could see and touch the tomb of the saint.
In the lower catacomb
Mass is still celebrated today in the underground basilica of Sant'Agrippino.
The lower catacomb, a dense grid dug into the tuff
The lower catacomb developed around the Basilica of Sant'Agrippino according to a lattice structure. The amplitude of the rooms and the regularity of the forms greet the visitor quietly in a timeless place.
The imposing lower vestibule with ceilings up to 6 meters high houses a large baptismal font commissioned by Bishop Paul II, who sought refuge in the catacombs of San Gennaro in the eighth century because of the iconoclastic battles.

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Norbert Reichl

December 28, 2021

The upper catacomb, the burial place of the bishops
The upper catacomb comes from an ancient tomb dating back to the third century AD that contains some of the first Christian paintings in southern Italy.
Its expansion began with the translation of the remains of San Gennaro in the fifth century. The presence of the martyr meant that the upper catacomb became a place of pilgrimage and a desirable place for burial.
Two examples of the expansion of the catacomb are the Crypt of theBishops, in which the bishops of the city were buried, and the majestic Basilica adjecta, an underground basilica with three naves, which, according to the translation of the remains of San Gennaro, The Tomb of San Gennaro
The tomb of San Gennaro was identified by studying a sermon from the IX / X centuries. and a passage from the Chronicon of the Bishops of Naples.

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Catacombs of San Gennaro

1. Via Toledo – Dante Square loop from Toledo

2. Palazzina dei Principi – Trails in the Capodimonte Wood loop from Colli Aminei

3. Dante Square – Galleria Umberto I loop from Colli Aminei

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