Bl. Josephine Leroux

Feastday: October 21
Birth: 1747
Death: 1794

Ursuline martyr of the French Revolution. She was born Ann-Joseph Leroux at Cambral, France. After becoming an Ursuline at Valenciennes, she was driven from the convent but returned in 1793. Josephine was guillotined with her Ursuline companions. She was beatified in 1920.

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. Josephine Leroux

Icons in the church shop