Saturday, September 21, 2013

Watching Over

Votive image of Our Lady, Livorno
A new apartment building was built on a vacant lot on the corner of Via della Venezia with Viale Caprera. This half-broken votive niche was restored in the process. “Mi posero a custodia del quartiere” translates as “They placed me here to watch over the neighborhood”. Considered the night life in the area she could use the help of a couple of patrol cars.

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7 comments:

  1. Stefan JanssonSeptember 21, 2013 at 12:08 AM

    I guess the night life will keep her busy.

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  2. KateSeptember 21, 2013 at 6:04 AM

    Glad it was saved. The neighborhood sounds quite interesting so I hope that she's up to the task.

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  3. DinaSeptember 21, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    It's so nice that it was restored and kept on the wall. Hopefully Mary will show her gratitude to the neighborhood.

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  4. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 21, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    It's an adorable image!
    Léia

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  5. KarlSeptember 21, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    Beautiful votive niche and lovely image.

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  6. AriannaSeptember 21, 2013 at 8:38 PM

    Certo che le pattuglie di questi tempi ne hanno un gran bisogno...ciao, Arianna

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  7. UnknownSeptember 22, 2013 at 7:16 PM

    Although I am not religious I'm glad they kept the niche.

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