Caroline de Otero

To access the intimacy of the Sicilians, capturing this invisible faith which becomes ostensible, like a cry, a plea, an extraordinary devotion to all the symbols of Creation, of the Creator, and of his creatures, a prayer of Love, protection against the wrath of God and the elements, a hope, a tribute, ...

In Naples, a tradition of Roman civilization provided for the display of sacred images of the Lares, that are minor deities, on the walls of the Insulae and the Domus, the places to live. Votive edicts existed already in Greek and Roman times and with the edict of Theodosius I in 397 A.D., the construction of these symbols of devotion was encouraged by replacing the themes of pagan worship with Christian themes.