The new San Gennaro
The sculpture, in resin or ceramic, contains numerous meanings:
The rays on the shoulder, a sign of hope and resilience, shine on the saint's shoulder.
On the other side, the pastoral staff represents a weapon of love, an instrument of guidance and protection to be used with kindness to lead a people, the Neapolitan one, to salvation.
The ampoule of the discussed and awaited miracle is in the center of the chest, a little further up, at neck level, an engraving on the cloak represents martyrdom.
The gaze is turned to the future in the hope of a better tomorrow. The Saint thus assumes a typical footballer's pose to also pay homage to the sporting miracle of the Scudetto obtained by Napoli last May.
The rays on the shoulder, a sign of hope and resilience, shine on the saint's shoulder.
On the other side, the pastoral staff represents a weapon of love, an instrument of guidance and protection to be used with kindness to lead a people, the Neapolitan one, to salvation.
The ampoule of the discussed and awaited miracle is in the center of the chest, a little further up, at neck level, an engraving on the cloak represents martyrdom.
The gaze is turned to the future in the hope of a better tomorrow. The Saint thus assumes a typical footballer's pose to also pay homage to the sporting miracle of the Scudetto obtained by Napoli last May.
