A statue of San Gennaro, created by Lello Esposito, was exhibited in the courtyard of the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro, Naples, 13 january 2011. The statue, a bronze bust of San Gennaro, is intended to recall the vote of the city signed by the Neapolitans 485 years ago. On 13 January 1527 was in fact signed a singular act by which the Neapolitan undertook to build a new chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, if he did end the war, pestilence and volcain Vesuvius eruptions that were devastating the city’by 1526. ANSA / CESARE ABBATE
STATUA DI SAN GENNARO NEL CORTILE DEL MUSEO DEL TESORO A NAPOLI
