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Rome’s Tiny Street Icons, The Madonnelle

Rome’s Tiny Street Icons, The Madonnelle

Before the advent of Christianity, the Romans had hundreds of gods and deities they called upon for protection. Besides the major ones such as Jupiter and Saturn, there were spirits that protected each household and even some that protected the food. And then there were the Lares Compitales, the guardians of the crossroads, whose statues were erected on the corner of buildings to protect the traveler, possible forerunners of the “Madonelle” (Little Madonnas) that you see today on some of…

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