It’s the Jesus Season, but the photograph provided to us today by Susan Sanders shows us a part of Rome’s usual cityscape, rather than something unique to the holidays. Because it’s the center of the Catholic faith, Rome’s streets are flanked by storefronts that sell religious equipment of every kind. Though one street in particular specializes in products of a religious nature (Via dei Cestari, near the Pantheon), it’s not unusual to find stores like the one shown above nestled up next to stores filled with cheese, bread, automotive parts, and underwear.
Here, a sculpture of Jesus is surrounded by Virgin Mary, impassioned saints, baptismal fonts, chalices, candlesticks, and icons.
For more photos by Susan, visit her Rome With A View photo blog.
