Januarius
Bishop of Naples
b. 21 Apr 272 · d. 19 Sep 305
Januarius, also known as Januarius I of Benevento, was Bishop of Benevento and is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved, later sources and legends say he died during the Great Persecution, which ended with Diocletian's retirement in 305.
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Benevento birth
- Naples Cathedral burial
- Puteoli death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- On the Deaths of the Persecutors (De Mortibus Persecutorum) 1 claim — Great Persecution
- Roman Martyrology 1 claim — The martyrdom of Januarius at Puteoli