Date | 1994, 06 V |
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Value | 2x 16 (BFr) |
Catalog no. | Mi 2609 - 2610 Sc 1552 - 1553 SG 3228 - 3229 Y&T 2553 - 2554 |
Topic | John Paul II |
Occasion | Benefication of Father Damiaan and Brother Mutien-Marie |
Description | Father Damiaan was beatificated on June 4, 1995 in the basilica of Koekelberg, during the visit of Pope John Paul II to Belgium. The beatification of father Damiaan was planned for May 1994, but was cancelled because the Pope broke his ankle. Brother Mutien-Marie was canonized on December 10, 1989 by Pope John Paul II. |