In 1979, the Vatican Council came up with a list of saints who really were not saints and were removed from the ecclesiastical calendar. One of these saints was San Gennaro, the patron of Naples and the excuse for the largest street feast in New York. Naturally, the Neapolitans objected very strongly so San Gennaro is still revered, celebrated, venerated and embroiled in the so called yearly miracle where his alleged blood liquefies. This rite is still held. Naturally, this blood can never be chemically tested because of the dreaded control effect. It would upset the chemical balance of this divine liquid. Naturally, being a great source of income, the Holy See and the archdiocese of Naples, turn a tolerant blind eye to this great miracle. We are in New York at the San Gennaro Feast and these images were all hand held with the 50mm F 1.4 Nikkor. The film was Ektachrome that has remained true to it's colors.
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