{"title":"St. André Bessette","description":"\u003cp\u003eDevotional items honoring \u003cstrong\u003eSt. André Bessette\u003c\/strong\u003e from CatholicShop.com — including holy cards, canvas prints, medals, statues, rosaries, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/st-andre-bessette\"\u003eLearn more about St. André Bessette →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"st-andre-bessette-devotional-canvas","title":"St. André Bessette - Devotional Canvas","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-style: italic; color: #555; font-size: 0.95em; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003eA portrait of St. André Bessette for prayer and reflection, rendered in the Neoclassical style on premium stretched canvas. Suited for the home, chapel, parish office, or as a thoughtful gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSt. André Bessette\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso known as Brother André of Mount Royal, Alfred Bessette, or Apostle of St. Joseph.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSt. André Bessette was a French-Canadian Holy Cross brother and porter at Notre Dame College in Montreal, who through his fervent prayer to St. Joseph became renowned for healing thousands of the sick who came to seek his intercession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a small chapel he built on Mount Royal grew the great St. Joseph's Oratory, today the largest church in Canada. Despite his fame he remained illiterate and humble, insisting that 'St. Joseph does the healing, I am only his little dog.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #c9a96b; padding: 4px 20px 4px 20px; margin: 32px 0; font-style: italic; color: #4a4a4a; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\n  \"It is St. Joseph who cures. I am only his little dog.\"\n  \u003cfooter style=\"margin-top: 12px; font-style: normal; font-size: 0.92em; color: #6a6a6a;\"\u003e— St. André Bessette\u003c\/footer\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #faf6ee; border-left: 4px solid #1a3a5e; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 24px 0; border-radius: 4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 1.1em; color: #1a3a5e;\"\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 8px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeast Day:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 8px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatronage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caregivers · Quebec · Montreal · The Congregation of Holy Cross · People with chronic illness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 8px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLived:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 9, 1845–January 6, 1937 in Saint-Grégoire-d'Iberville, Quebec; Montreal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 8px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Religious \/ Holy Cross Brother\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 32px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid #e0d8c8;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this canvas.\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed on a cotton-polyester blend and stretched over FSC-certified wood stretcher bars — sustainably sourced and gallery-ready. The matte finish reduces glare and complements the warmth of the painted style. Arrives ready to hang. Available in 10 sizes from 8×8 inches up to 24×32 inches, in both square and portrait formats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #faf6ee; border-left: 4px solid #c9a961; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 24px 0; border-radius: 4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 1.1em; color: #1a3a5e;\"\u003eAbout This Image\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 8px 0; font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eThe saint portrait was carefully directed by rigorous research into each saint's life, era, traditional iconography, and symbols of devotion, which enabled the art team to render the image in a traditional Realist style using AI image generation technology. We chose this approach because many of the saints we wanted to honor — especially lesser-known martyrs, ancient confessors, and saints from outside Western Europe — have little or no devotional art available today. Rather than leave these saints without an image, we worked to give each one a faithful, reverent visual portrayal grounded in what we know of their life and witness, enhanced with symbols, dress, and traditional attributes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 8px 0; font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eThe goal behind this approach is not to replace the great Catholic art of the centuries, but to extend the visual communion of saints to those whose faces have been forgotten — so that Catholics today can recognize, visualize, remember, and ask their intercession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sancta Lumina","offers":[{"title":"20x20 cm \/ 8x8″","offer_id":47282478317753,"sku":"6d6ea9c8-739d-44ed-b1b4-04fbee7ab8b2","price":40.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"27x35 cm \/ 11x14″","offer_id":47282478350521,"sku":"029aed48-0b4b-4ec5-b288-35ee0384cddb","price":65.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30x30 cm \/ 12x12″","offer_id":47282478383289,"sku":"b685ac89-ed1e-4877-aa17-d7c3de2acc8f","price":64.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30x45 cm \/ 12x18″","offer_id":47282478416057,"sku":"3652a2f3-cd65-4071-92fd-8d5947611f78","price":76.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x40 cm \/ 16x16″","offer_id":47282478448825,"sku":"a995b221-6bc3-4a17-b0c2-dc40ab93a9f5","price":79.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x50 cm \/ 16x20″","offer_id":47282478481593,"sku":"94142c3f-3947-4711-afe7-949b1f8438ec","price":81.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x50 cm \/ 20x20″","offer_id":47282478514361,"sku":"84c1a876-7eb5-4caa-b006-6f85f594af8e","price":102.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x60 cm \/ 20x24″","offer_id":47282478547129,"sku":"61188406-2f54-437f-8733-7c4dd88d2469","price":120.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x60 cm \/ 24x24″","offer_id":47282478579897,"sku":"0cae5dda-f50a-4604-ac18-f0001f8538a3","price":140.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x80 cm \/ 24x32″","offer_id":47282478612665,"sku":"2c64141e-006a-43e7-8be1-35790ac7a0ed","price":144.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/58da2a05-b888-4afb-83e7-be6eebdc4017.jpg?v=1779581791"},{"product_id":"st-andre-bessette-holy-card","title":"St. André Bessette Holy Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003eA premium devotional holy card honoring St. André Bessette. Featuring an original sacred portrait on the front and prayer content on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$0.99 per card · Sold in packs of 10 · Minimum order: 10 cards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Minimum Quantity for these cards is 10.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeast Day:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatron of:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caregivers; Quebec; Montreal; the Congregation of Holy Cross; people with chronic illness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“It is St. Joseph who cures. 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