Fontillas, who hails from Zambales, is just one of the many collectors of chibi saints. She currently has over 100 chibi saints inside her room. No doubt that they’re cute, but she says they also help her pray and meditate.
Because certain Catholic traditions and practices were either limited or modified due to the pandemic, Karen Fontillas turned to her chibi saints as a visual reminder of her faith and devotion to these holy men and women. MANILA - While scrolling through her Facebook newsfeed one day, an image of a tiny Santo Nino de Cebu caught the eye of Karen Fontillas. She instantly wanted one for her brother who collected sacred images of the Child Jesus. Little did she know that other saints depicted as childlike would soon earn a special space in her own home. Fontillas, who hails from Zambales, is just one of the many collectors of chibi saints. She currently has over 100 chibi saints insider her room. No doubt that they're cute, but she says they also help her pray and meditate. For her, each chibi saint represents her family history a way to recall the religious sites she and her family visited when her mother was still alive. "My reason for collecting them isn't to show them o
Because certain Catholic traditions and practices were either limited or modified due to the pandemic, Karen Fontillas turned to her chibi saints as a visual reminder of her faith and devotion to these holy men and women. MANILA - While scrolling through her Facebook newsfeed one day, an image of a tiny Santo Nino de Cebu caught the eye of Karen Fontillas. She instantly wanted one for her brother who collected sacred images of the Child Jesus. Little did she know that other saints depicted as childlike would soon earn a special space in her own home. Fontillas, who hails from Zambales, is just one of the many collectors of chibi saints. She currently has over 100 chibi saints insider her room. No doubt that they're cute, but she says they also help her pray and meditate. For her, each chibi saint represents her family history a way to recall the religious sites she and her family visited when her mother was still alive. "My reason for collecting them isn't to show them o