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On 12 March 1622 in Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Gregory XV canonized five new Saints: Isidore, the laborer, the Spanish Carmelite Sister Teresa of Avila, Philip Neri, the Italian priest who founded the secular clergy called the Congregation of the Oratory, and the founders of the Society of Jesus, Ignatius of Loyola and Jesuit Father Francis Xavier. Originally, the ceremony was to be only for Isidore, but since in January 1622 the process for the canonization of the other four beatified individuals was almost concluded, the Congregation of Rites decided to celebrate a "multiple" canonization, the first in the history of the Congregation established in 1588. The canonization ceremony was celebrated as a historic event. Vatican philately issued its Aerogramme 2022 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of this group canonization. The illustration of the aerogramme reproduces the detail of a painting commissioned by notary Antonio Antonacci depicting the five Saints at the bottom of the painting. The work is preserved at the church of the Convent of Santa Maria di Loreto in Toro, Italy. Reproduced in the €2,40 value imprint on the aerogramme is a side of the medal coined for the event, which characterized the second year of Gregory XV's pontificate. Technical Details: Scott Catalogue - A60 - A60 Date Issued - 10 March 2022 Face Value - €2,40 Perforations - N/A Printing Process - 189x293 Unfolded Printer - Joh Enschede (Holland) Max Printed - 10,000 |
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