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Popes - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2014

Designer: Füllerer, Marion

Popes - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2014


Theme: Architecture
CountryAustria / II. Republic of Austria
Issue Date2014
Edition Issued150,000
Item TypeBlock
Chronological ChapterOOS-OE2
Chronological Issue NumberBlock 79
SID517841
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On April 27, 2014, the Day of Divine Mercy, the Roman Catholic Church celebrated a unique event: Pope Francis sang two popes holy that day. Both of them have decisively shaped this largest Christian church. Austrian Post honors the momentous day with a special stamp block. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was elected pope on October 28, 1958 at the age of 77 and took the name John XXIII. at. He surprised with his courage to reform and called the Second Vatican Council, which called for a renewal and opening of the Church, sought dialogue with other faiths and granted everyone religious freedom. John XXIII. was a man of modesty and peace and mediated during the Cuban Missile Crisis between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev. He died on 3 June 1963 before the end of the Council, on 3 September 2000 he was beatified by John Paul II. This was elected as Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla Pope. The pontificate of John Paul II lasted more than 26 years. Through his commitment to the Polish resistance and the communist regime, he became a national hero in his homeland and a symbol of the liberation movements in the former Eastern Bloc. His charismatic nature and commitment to international understanding earned him admiration and respect from around the world. Meetings with rulers such as Mikhail Gorbachev and Yasser Arafat, as well as his confession of guilt "Mea Culpa," in which he asked for forgiveness for historical offenses and errors of the Roman Catholic Church, had great symbolic value. On April 2, 2005 John Paul II died of his grave illness, his beatification took place on 1 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. Through the canonization of these two faithful Pope Francis sets a sign - they are not only among the most popular popes of the 20th century, but also the most powerful. Both committed their lives to human rights, fighting poverty and war, and ensuring that humanity moved closer regardless of their origin or denomination. The block of marks shows the likeness of three popes who represent the Roman Catholic Church in its complexity. In the background is the interior of the magnificent dome of St. Peter's Basilica - the religious center of the Vatican and Catholic Christendom

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On April 27, 2014, the Day of Divine Mercy, the Roman Catholic Church celebrated a unique event: Pope Francis sang two popes holy that day. Both of them have decisively shaped this largest Christian church. Austrian Post honors the momentous day with a special stamp block. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was elected pope on October 28, 1958 at the age of 77 and took the name John XXIII. at. He surprised with his courage to reform and called the Second Vatican Council, which called for a renewal and opening of the Church, sought dialogue with other faiths and granted everyone religious freedom. John XXIII. was a man of modesty and peace and mediated during the Cuban Missile Crisis between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev. He died on 3 June 1963 before the end of the Council, on 3 September 2000 he was beatified by John Paul II. This was elected as Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla Pope. The pontificate of John Paul II lasted more than 26 years. Through his commitment to the Polish resistance and the communist regime, he became a national hero in his homeland and a symbol of the liberation movements in the former Eastern Bloc. His charismatic nature and commitment to international understanding earned him admiration and respect from around the world. Meetings with rulers such as Mikhail Gorbachev and Yasser Arafat, as well as his confession of guilt "Mea Culpa," in which he asked for forgiveness for historical offenses and errors of the Roman Catholic Church, had great symbolic value. On April 2, 2005 John Paul II died of his grave illness, his beatification took place on 1 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. Through the canonization of these two faithful Pope Francis sets a sign - they are not only among the most popular popes of the 20th century, but also the most powerful. Both committed their lives to human rights, fighting poverty and war, and ensuring that humanity moved closer regardless of their origin or denomination. The block of marks shows the likeness of three popes who represent the Roman Catholic Church in its complexity. In the background is the interior of the magnificent dome of St. Peter's Basilica - the religious center of the Vatican and Catholic Christendom.