Pray

For a super secular Jew, Catholic iconography has always felt like a strange sanctuary. What started as a fascination in high school when I visited a church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico where priests flog themselves on Sundays has turned into a closeted belief in Saint Jude and the Virgin of Guadalupe. Visiting the Cloisters magically removed me from the overwhelming beauty and stress of Spring with everyone blooming. A piece of peace raised above the city full of mystery enabled me to catapult myself back into the melee that is New York.













-Royal
Photos: Amanda Segur