Based on historical research, visual analysis, photographic documentation, and 31 interviews, this article examines Madonna yard shrines constructed by Italian Americans in the 20th century as vernacular media and considers their role in knowledge production, identity representation, and the transmission of history. It discusses the historic meanings and contexts of these shrines, including their emergence during a time of anti-Italian bigotry, while examining their evolving significance within the changing cultural and socioeconomic contexts of globalization. While previous research on religious yard statuary has analyzed them as expressions of faith and cultural identity within homogeneous communities, this article explores their meanings in a neighborhood that is rapidly changing due to new migration, gentrification, and transformations in the urban real estate market.

基于历史研究，视觉分析，摄影文献和31次采访，本文考察了20世纪意大利裔美国人以白话媒体建造的麦当娜神社，并考虑了它们在知识生产，身份表征和历史传播中的作用。它讨论了这些神社的历史意义和背景，包括它们在反意大利偏执时期的出现，同时考察了它们在全球化的文化和社会经济背景下不断变化的重要性。虽然先前有关宗教庭院雕像的研究已将它们分析为同质社区内的信仰和文化认同的表达，但本文探讨了由于新移民，中产阶级化，