Saint James Way | Santiago de Compostela

Saint James, The Great | Catholic Church spanish figures

Religious statuary is one of the best-selling religious items in our online store. Within the religious images section, our buyers are especially interested in the spanish statuary.

In this post we will delve into the craft techniques of handmade spanish statuary imagery in a somewhat special way. Being a Galician religious articles company, and given the proximity of the day of Galicia, July 25, Saint James feast, we will focus our analysis on the manufacturing process of a religious image of which we are especially proud: the religious image of the Apostle of Santiago dressed in the typical clothes of the pilgrims to Compostela and decorated with the shells of Santiago.

The Saint James the Great figurine is very important to us because it is a piece of statuary from Olot that Brabander Religious Articles manufactures and sells exclusively worldwide.

The image of St. James dressed as a pilgrim is a handcrafted piece made following the criteria that have made spanish catholic figurines world famous.

Holy Year of Mercy in Galicia

The Galician Cathedrals of Lugo, Mondoñedo, Santiago de Compostela, Ourense and Tui have celebrated this third Sunday of Advent (Guadete) in a very special way. The Cathedral of Santa María de Lugo, the Cathedral of Mondoñedo, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the Cathedral of San Martín de Ourense and the Cathedral of Santa María de Tui celebrated the beginning of the Holy Year of Mercy, Extraordinary Jubilee Year.

Just as Pope Francis did a few days ago in the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Rome, the five Galician Cathedrals, and other significant churches, opened the Holy Door, known as the Door of Mercy during this Extraordinary Holy Year.

Many other Churches and Cathedrals throughout the world opened the Door of Mercy to celebrate this Holy Year. Pope Francis has determined that the Cathedrals, the Co-Cathedrals and the sanctuaries that the Diocesan Bishops select should be jubilee temples. The Holy Doors will remain open from December 13 to November 20, 2016, the day that the Holy Year of Mercy will officially end.

My St. James the Apostle Plush

Who has not wanted the protection of the Apostle Santiago to cover our boys and girls, our babies and our elders?

Or, who would not want their grandson or granddaughter, nephew or niece, son or daughter, godson or goddaughter, etc... to go to bed thinking of us and learning a prayer?

Now you can make your wishes come true with the religious gift items that we present to you. Stuffed animals for people of all ages as they have been made following the strictest safety criteria.

The shell of the pilgrim, shell of Santiago

The Camino de Santiago is one of the most important pilgrimage routes in the world. The shell of Santiago, also known as the shell of the pilgrim, is the symbol of the pilgrims to Compostela. Every year, thousands and thousands of pilgrims make their way to the Sepulcher of the Apostle Santiago from all over Europe.

There are a number of Caminos that lead to Santiago, the Camino Frances de Santiago, the Camino Ingles to Santiago, the Camino de Santiago de la Vía de la Plata, the Camino Primitivo de Santiago, etc... Each of these routes has stages that bring the walker closer to Santiago de Compostela.

Santoral del Julio: Santiago Apóstol, San Joaquín, Santa Ana.

One of the friends of Religious Articles Brabander has sent us some reflections on the Saints that we will celebrate in the coming week (from July 25 to July 29) and that we have decided to share with all of you.

On July 25 we celebrate the day of Galicia, the day of the Apostle Santiago, patron saint of Spain. Central image within the Christian Santoral.

Pope John Paul II in Compostela in 1982

Continuing with our tributes on the occasion of the beatification and canonization of Pope John Paul II, we present the speech he gave on his first trip to Santiago de Compostela in 1982.