Bl. Peter of Avila

Feastday: September 10
Birth: 1562
Death: 1622

Franciscan martyr in Japan. From Palomares, Castile, Spain, he belonged to a noble family but chose to enter the Franciscans. Sent first to the Philippines with Blessed Louis Sotelo, he moved on to Japan where he was arrested by government officials and burned alive at Nagasaki. Beatified in 1867, he is counted as one of the Great Martyrs of Japan.

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. Peter of Avila

Icons in the church shop