This is an icon from Ochrid in present day Macedonia of St. Matthew.  He wrote his Gospel in Aramaic, and went to Parthia and Medes.

This is a modern Greek icon of St. Anastasia (died 304), patron of women in childbirth.

This is a modern Greek icon by N. Lionda of St. Basil the Great.  Born in 330, educated in Athens, baptized as an adult, made a monk, and then Bishop of Caesarea for 10 years, he left a great legacy in his short but full 50 years of life.

(Timoteo, Timotheo) [died 97 A.D.], Bishop and Martyr. "The beloved Son in Faith" of St. Paul, whom he accompanied in his missionary journeys. He was the head of the Church in Ephesus. The Apostle Paul wrote him two letters, which are among the canonical books of the Bible. A legend tells us that while in prison, two angels came to comfort him. According to a very ancient tradition, St. Timothy …

This is an ancient mosaic icon of St. Joachim, the father of the Theotokos, from Nea Moni Church on Chios made between 1042 and 1056.  He lived only twelve years after the Virgin was born, and is honored as the grandfather of Christ. Size is approximate

This is a modern Greek icon of St. Anna from Patmos.  In her arms is her daughter, the Virgin Mary.  St. Anna died at 79, after also holding Jesus in her arms.

This 3 3/4 in. x 2 1/2 in. wooden easle plaque of Our Lady of Guadalupe is perfect for a desk or small space where one wants to revere the Image.  It can either be hung or stand on its own.  Made in Italy.

(Rosa) [1769-1852] was born into a merchant family in Grenoble in the French Alps. She became a nun but was sent back to her family when the French Revolution closed her convent. She worked for 10 years in the underground Church and joined the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1804. She dreamt of the foreign missions and was sent with four others to New Orleans in 1818 and then to St. Charles, …

This is a 15th century Russian icon of St. John the Baptist (Forerunner), painted in the School of St. Andrei Rublev.  St. John was famous from his birth.

This brass folding plaque has a place for a picture of a girl on her First Communion day and on the facing side is the word "Goddaughter" above a pewter image of a girl receiving communion.  At the bottom are the words First Holy Communion May God's blessings Be with you on this Day and always. The total dimension of the plaque is 5in. x 7in.

[1st Century]. From antiquity this name has been associated with an image of Jesus and a woman who gave him succor on the way to his crucifixion. She is apt patron of those who minister to the suffering and dying. Her feast is July 12.

This lovely wooden plaque depicts the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  The plaque is 6 1/4 in. x  4 1/2 in. and the edges are accented with hand applied gold leaf.  

This is an icon of St. Ambrose, a former governor of Milan.  He was called by Providence to rule as a bishop while as yet a pagan and followed the call from Christ.

(Margarita, Margherita, Marguerite, Margarete) [1287-1320], virgin. She was born grossly deformed, a midget, hunchback, lame and totally blind. Her parents were ashamed of her & hid her away. When she was six or seven, they took her to Castello, hoping for a cure. When none happened, they abandoned her there. Some women of the town took her in. At fifteen, she became a Dominican tertiary, …

(Lucia, Luzia) [died 304], virgin and martyr, suffered outrageous abuse because of the unwillingness to marry a dissolute young man, her desire to devote herself to God, and to distribute her fortune to the poor. For reasons which are not clear, her intercession is particularly sought by those suffering diseases of the eye. She is patron of cutlers, glaziers, laborers and the blind. Her feast …

(Margarita, Margherita, Marguerite, Margarete) [1647-1690]. A Visitandine nun at the Visitation Convent of Paray-le-Monial in France. From a revelation made to her by Our Lord in 1675, she was led to spread the public and liturgical devotion to the Sacred Heart. St. Margaret was canonized in 1920. She is depicted in the habit of her order holding a Flaming Heart or kneeling before Our Lord who …

(Jeanne, Jean, Jan, Jana, Jane, Janie, Janis, Janet, Janeen, Janette, Jayne, Joni, Jonie, Johanna, Joana, Joanne, JoAnn, Juana, Juanita, Giovanna, Vanya) [1412-1431], pious peasant girl of Lorraine, in response to divine inspiration, led the army of Charles VI to the liberation of France. Later unjustly tried and executed for witchcraft, she died invoking the name of Jesus. She is a patron of …

This is a modern Greek icon by Monk Michael.  St. Helen found the Holy and True Cross in Jerusalem while on pilgrimage to the holy places.

(Paolo, Paulo, Pablo, Pau, Paulus, Pauly, Pavel, Paulin, Pasha) [c. 3-65?], Apostle and martyr. Once a persecutor of the Christian church, later its champion and missionary, he is styled Apostle to the Gentiles by reason of his extensive missionary work throughout Asia Minor and westward as far as Spain. He was martyred and buried at Rome. His letters to the churches he founded are included in …

This beautiful image of the Divine Mercy is in a genuine hardwood frame, crafted locally to the Shrine in Poland.  The textured print is a replica of the original oil painting located above the altar of the Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Poland.  The three dimensional frame is handmade from native wood, hand finished in dark oak and trimmed in gold.  Made in Poland.