The beauty of these Italian churches is awe-inspiring. Incredibly, some of the loveliest of them all, are churches that nobody has ever heard of. The one second from last is an example and one I truly love. Have you visited any of them? | Mi O My Italy

Have you ever been inside an Italian church in America? There were over 500 Italian churches created in the United States for Italian speaking immigrants. One of them, which still exists, is Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in the Down Neck neighborhood of Newark. Many Spilangese immigrants called this area home. We visited this church and were given a tour by @ericlavin18 of the gorgeous statues and relics that all dated back to late 1800’s, early 1900’s. The ornate statues within Italian National parish