Naples

What Are Votive Shrines (or Votive Altars)?Votive shrines, also known in Naples as Votive Altars, are small sacred structures placed along streets, at the corners of narrow alleys, in courtyards and on the facades of buildings. They house sacred images, especially those of the Virgin Mary and the Saints, and represent a popular form of ...

Religious Tradition in Naples - Faith, Art and Popular Devotion. Anyone who has visited Naples at least once, or who lives there, cannot fail to notice that the city is an open-air museum, with more than 500 historic churches and a concentration of masterpieces from ancient eras that make it one of the most religious capitals of Southern ...