Catholic · Kevelaer, Germany
Custom souvenirs and devotional goods for Kevelaer
Pilgrims leaving Kevelaer want something that could only come from there. We design that something for shops at the shrine and for the groups who travel to it: products drawn from the place, made in small runs in the EU.
About Kevelaer
Kevelaer, on the Lower Rhine near the Dutch border, has been a Marian pilgrimage town since 1642, when a small print of Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted, was placed in a wayside shrine. Pilgrim groups from Germany and the Netherlands arrive on foot, by bicycle and by motorcycle every season.
The town has a long tradition of candle makers and devotional shops; brotherhoods and parish groups order badges and medals for their annual pilgrimage.
What pilgrims take home from Kevelaer
Motifs we work into the designs:
- the Gnadenbild print of Consolatrix Afflictorum
- the Chapel of Grace
- the Candle Chapel
- the basilica's tower
Products that fit Kevelaer
The lines shops and groups most often order for a shrine of this kind. Every one carries your own design, not catalogue stock.
Candles
Procession candles with shields, votives in glass, pillar candles.
Pins & pilgrim badges
Enamel pins and badges with the year of the pilgrimage.
Medals & scapulars
Shrine, saint and pilgrimage medals, struck or cast.
Rosaries & chaplets
Wood, glass, crystal and metal rosaries with your shrine’s centrepiece.
Holy cards & prints
Prayer cards, pilgrim booklets, certificates, bookmarks.
Magnets
Printed, epoxy, wooden, metal and 3D resin magnets of your shrine.
Season and order dates
1 May to 1 November (the pilgrimage season), with the large motorcycle and cyclist pilgrimages in summer.
Order at least 2–3 weeks before the date you need the goods, plus a week for delivery; pilgrim kits take 10–15 working days.
What to respect
The Gnadenbild is a small engraving: reproduce it faithfully rather than redrawing it freely.
Who orders
Candle and devotional shops in Kevelaer, Bruderschaften and parishes in Germany and the Netherlands.
Frequently asked questions
Can you make products only for our shrine?
Yes. Every design is drawn for one place and one client. If you are the shrine’s own shop, we can keep the artwork exclusive to you.
What is the minimum order for Kevelaer?
From 50–100 pieces per design for most products made in the EU, pilgrim kits from 30–50 sets. Larger runs from 1000 pieces can be produced with our Asian partners at a lower unit price.
Can we use the official logo of the shrine?
Only if you hold the rights or the shrine gives written permission. Otherwise we design with the architecture, the place name and traditional symbols, which need no licence.
How long does it take?
Free mock-ups in 2–5 working days, a sample in 7–10 days if you want one, then 2–3 weeks of production in the EU plus delivery.
Request a mock-up for Kevelaer
Name the products and the quantity. We draw the first designs from Kevelaer for free and send a price per piece within two working days.
- Reply on working days, usually within a few hours
- Free mock-ups drawn from your shrine before you order
- Written price within 2 working days
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