Today January 1
Mary, Mother of God
Mary · Marie
The first day of the year celebrates the motherhood of Mary. The Virgin of Tenderness says exactly that: mother and son cheek to cheek.
See the piece: Virgin of TendernessCalendar of saints
What is celebrated each day and what is given that day. The fixed dates of the calendar, the names celebrated on each one and the matching piece. No date is invented: the feasts that depend on Easter are listed apart, because they move every year.
Type the person name and we tell you which day is their name day.
The dates that move the most gifts
January 1 Mary, Mother of God January 7 Saint John the Baptist (eastern calendar) March 19 Saint Joseph March 25 The Annunciation April 23 Saint George May 21 Saints Constantine and Helen June 24 Nativity of Saint John the Baptist June 29 Saints Peter and Paul July 20 Prophet Elijah August 15 The Assumption of Mary September 8 Nativity of the Virgin September 29 Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael October 4 Saint Francis of Assisi October 26 Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki November 8 Archangels Michael and Gabriel (eastern calendar) November 30 Saint Andrew December 6 Saint Nicholas December 25 Christmas
January
Today January 6
Epiphany
The feast of the light made manifest. It is the day of the year when Christ Light of the World needs no explaining.
See the piece: Christ, Light of the WorldToday January 7
Saint John the Baptist (eastern calendar)
John · Joan
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
Today January 17
Saint Anthony the Abbot
Anthony
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
February
Today February 2
Presentation of the Lord
See the piece: The Holy FamilyMarch
Today March 19
Saint Joseph
Joseph · Josephine
The day of every Joseph. Saint Joseph appears in the Holy Family, and that is the piece given on that day.
See the piece: The Holy FamilyToday March 25
The Annunciation
Exactly nine months before Christmas. The feast of Mary saying yes, and in Romania also the name day of every Maria.
See the piece: The AnnunciationApril
Today April 23
Saint George
George · Georgia
One of the most celebrated name days in eastern Europe, and patron of Catalonia and Aragon. The piece is the obvious one: George and the dragon.
See the piece: Saint George and the DragonMay
Today May 1
Today May 21
Saints Constantine and Helen
Constantine · Helen
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
June
Today June 24
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
John
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
Today June 29
July
Today July 20
Prophet Elijah
Elijah
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
Today July 26
Saints Joachim and Anne
Anne · Joachim
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
August
Today August 6
The Transfiguration
The day Christ is shown in glory. The Pantocrator is that image: the one who holds the world, looking straight ahead.
See the piece: Christ PantocratorToday August 11
Today August 15
The Assumption of Mary
Mary
In Romania this is Sfanta Maria Mare, by far the name day that moves the most gifts in the year. A Virgin with Child never misses in any home.
See the piece: Virgin of TendernessSeptember
Today September 8
Today September 14
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
See the piece: The LamentationToday September 15
Our Lady of Sorrows
Dolores
The day of every Dolores. The Sorrowful Virgin is the piece given on this date and in mourning.
See the piece: Our Lady of SorrowsToday September 23
Today September 29
Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
Michael · Gabriel · Raphael
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
October
Today October 1
Protection of the Mother of God
The feast of the sheltering veil. That is exactly what the Virgin of the Golden Mantle depicts, and why it is the piece for this date.
See the piece: Virgin of the Golden MantleToday October 4
Today October 26
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Demetrius
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
November
Today November 8
Archangels Michael and Gabriel (eastern calendar)
Michael · Gabriel
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
Today November 21
Today November 30
Saint Andrew
Andrew
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
December
Today December 6
Saint Nicholas
Nicholas
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
Today December 13
Saint Lucy
Lucy
Her name comes from lux, light, and her feast falls on what the old calendar held to be the longest night of the year. Given to whoever needs to see clearly.
See the piece: Saint LucyToday December 25
Christmas
Noel
The date on which more icons are given than any other. Order five weeks ahead: twenty one days of production plus transit.
See the piece: The Holy FamilyToday December 27
Saint John the Evangelist
John
We do not have that devotion in the catalogue today. It can be commissioned. Ask for a commission
The ones without a fixed date
Maundy Thursday The Agony in the Garden Good Friday Ecce Homo Fourth Sunday of Easter The Good Shepherd The Friday after Corpus Christi, in June Sacred Heart of Jesus The Saturday after the Sacred Heart Immaculate Heart of Mary
They depend on the date of Easter, which changes every year. We do not give them an invented date.
How late you can order
Twenty one days of production plus transit. Give us the date and we tell you the last day to close the order.
Count back from the date: twenty one days of production plus transit. Five weeks ahead and it arrives comfortably.