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Catholic - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2004 - 125 Euro Cent

Designer: Tuma, Adolf

Catholic - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2004 - 125 Euro Cent


Theme: Architecture
CountryAustria / II. Republic of Austria
Issue Date2004
Face Value125.00 
Edition Issued600,000
Printing Typecombination printing
Stamp TypeCommemorative
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number1823
Chronological ChapterOOS-OE2
SID493074
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In 1983, during his first pastoral visit to Austria, Pope John Paul II reminded Christians of their "shared responsibility for Europe" on the Heroes' Square at Europavesper. This theme was one of his main concerns during his subsequent visits to Austria. In 1998, the Pope emphasized: "Austria has a bridging function at the heart of Europe." Twenty years after the last day of the Catholic Day, another Catholic Day took place and this time the focus was on Europe. Together with the Bishops' Conferences of Bosnia, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, the "Central European Catholic Day" 2003/2004 was planned as a process lasting about one year. Conclusion and highlight of the Central European Catholic Day is the "Pilgrimage of the peoples" on 22/23. May 2004 to Mariazell - as an expression of the common path. The peculiarity of this brand block is the cross-shaped arrangement of the brands. The top mark of the cross shows Pope John Paul II, the stamp underneath the logo of the Catholic Day. The other brands are dedicated to the pilgrimage basilica of Mariazell. According to legend, the first wooden chapel was built around 1157 for the Romanesque picture of the Madonna and Child on the left side. The reputation of this miraculous image of grace, the "Magna Mater Austriae", widened rapidly and the church grew with it, until it was rebuilt in Baroque style between 1644 and 1683. This Romanesque statue in the Chapel of Mercy can only be seen on 2 days of the year without her "Lady's dress". The right-hand stamp shows the "Mother of God on the woman's column", almost 2 m high and dating back to about 1520, which is also worshiped as a miraculous image. On the mark under the Katholikentag logo is another image of grace depicted, the 1350/60 image of Mary of King Louis of Hungary, which forms the center of the treasury altar. The lowest crossing forms the mark with the cross of the high altar of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach.

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In 1983, during his first pastoral visit to Austria, Pope John Paul II reminded Christians of their "shared responsibility for Europe" on the Heroes' Square at Europavesper. This theme was one of his main concerns during his subsequent visits to Austria. In 1998, the Pope emphasized: "Austria has a bridging function at the heart of Europe." Twenty years after the last day of the Catholic Day, another Catholic Day took place and this time the focus was on Europe. Together with the Bishops' Conferences of Bosnia, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, the "Central European Catholic Day" 2003/2004 was planned as a process lasting about one year. Conclusion and highlight of the Central European Catholic Day is the "Pilgrimage of the peoples" on 22/23. May 2004 to Mariazell - as an expression of the common path. The peculiarity of this brand block is the cross-shaped arrangement of the brands. The top mark of the cross shows Pope John Paul II, the stamp underneath the logo of the Catholic Day. The other brands are dedicated to the pilgrimage basilica of Mariazell. According to legend, the first wooden chapel was built around 1157 for the Romanesque picture of the Madonna and Child on the left side. The reputation of this miraculous image of grace, the "Magna Mater Austriae", widened rapidly and the church grew with it, until it was rebuilt in Baroque style between 1644 and 1683. This Romanesque statue in the Chapel of Mercy can only be seen on 2 days of the year without her "Lady's dress". The right-hand stamp shows the "Mother of God on the woman's column", almost 2 m high and dating back to about 1520, which is also worshiped as a miraculous image. On the mark under the Katholikentag logo is another image of grace depicted, the 1350/60 image of Mary of King Louis of Hungary, which forms the center of the treasury altar. The lowest crossing forms the mark with the cross of the high altar of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach..