Reach Out and Touch Faith

On venerating Uncle Vincent and the saints who can never be saints

Photographs left by those who have prayed to Uncle Vincent. All photos: Elizabeth Harper.

By Elizabeth Harper

Traffic lights dot the streets of Naples like rhinestones. I’m not being romantic — I mean they’re shiny and worthless. Locals telegraph their unwillingness to stop on red with the internationally understood middle finger, which means tourists like me learn quickly…