Bl. Bartholomew Gutierrez

Feastday: September 3
Death: 1632

Augustinian martyr of Japan. Born in 1538, in Mexico, he became an Augustinian in 1596 and was ordained. In 1606, he went to Manila, working there until transferred to Japan as superior in 1612. Bartholomew served this mission until his arrest in 1629. He was then imprisoned in Omura and was burned alive in Nagasaki. He was beatified in 1867.

Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God, Blessed on the Stone of Anointing This pocket-sized icon was lithographed by Holy Land artisans on olive tree wood, embellished with gold leaf and blessed upon the Stone of Anointing at Jerusalem’s Temple of the Holy Sepulcher.

Icon of the Holy Family, Blessed on the Stone of Anointing This pocket-sized icon features the image of Virgin Mary, St. Joseph and Infant Jesus, raising both arms in blessing. It represents a replica of the original from the ancient Byzantine temple, lithographed by Jerusalem artisans on olive wood and embellished with gold leaf.

Bethlehem Icon of the Mother of God, Blessed on the Stone of Anointing By tradition the Bethlehem Icon of the Mother of God was painted by the holy Evangelist St. Luke within the lifetime of the Most Holy Mother of God and is Her most documentary depiction.

Icon of Christ the Almighty This pocket-sized icon in a box was hand crafted by Holy Land artisans on olive tree wood, embellished with gold leaf and blessed upon the Stone of Anointing at Jerusalem’s Temple of the Holy Sepulcher.

Bl. Bartholomew Gutierrez

Icons in the church shop