Introduction

Place, Catholicism and violence seem to be unconnected themes at first glance. We tend to associate the concept of place with a physical space potentially being a neutral concept; Catholicism with holy and Godly, a positive construct for several of us; and violence with force and damage, embedding a negative connotation. These potential conceptions, among many others we may have, may be correct or wrong; however, regardless of what we think, we do not tend to identify a direct link between them. This book discusses the link between these three concepts by focusing on the construction of place in informal settlements in Caracas, Venezuela