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Old craft - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1999 - 8 Shilling

Designer: Pfeiler, Werner

Old craft - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1999 - 8 Shilling


Theme: Art & Culture
CountryAustria / II. Republic of Austria
Issue Date1999
Face Value8.00 
Printing Typecombination printing
Stamp TypeCommemorative
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number1626
Chronological ChapterOOS-OE2
SID567747
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The so far almost unknown high relief depicting the riding Saint Martin comes from Peuerbach, from where it was in 1986 on loan from the parish in the scientific study collection of the Diocese of Linz. The parish church of Peuerbach, dedicated to St. Martin, was first mentioned in 1211, but it is certainly much older. The resulting relief can give an idea of ​​what the lost equipment of the Linzer Martinskirche might have looked like. It represents the most famous episode in the life of the saint, the moment when he rides past a beggar (here lost), turns to mercy and shares his cloak with the sword. The dressing of naked women was one of the works of mercy. The lifespan of the ecclesiastical patron Martin of Tours (ca, 316-397) falls into a "new" phase of Christianity, his vita marks pivotal points of the dramatic development in the 4th century. He is one of the first non-martyrs whose religious worship found its way into the liturgy. His memorial day is the 11th of November.

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The so far almost unknown high relief depicting the riding Saint Martin comes from Peuerbach, from where it was in 1986 on loan from the parish in the scientific study collection of the Diocese of Linz. The parish church of Peuerbach, dedicated to St. Martin, was first mentioned in 1211, but it is certainly much older. The resulting relief can give an idea of ​​what the lost equipment of the Linzer Martinskirche might have looked like. It represents the most famous episode in the life of the saint, the moment when he rides past a beggar (here lost), turns to mercy and shares his cloak with the sword. The dressing of naked women was one of the works of mercy. The lifespan of the ecclesiastical patron Martin of Tours (ca, 316-397) falls into a "new" phase of Christianity, his vita marks pivotal points of the dramatic development in the 4th century. He is one of the first non-martyrs whose religious worship found its way into the liturgy. His memorial day is the 11th of November..