Sunday Stamps #15

In which the theme is Easter, or a stamp with a religious topic - any religion.

A little askew on the bed of the scanner!  But it's one of the few religious stamps I have, that does not involve Christmas angels.

A stamp from Monaco, honoring the 100th anniversary of the dogma of the Immaculate conception of Mary, mother of Jesus.  From Wikipedia: "The Immaculate Conception was solemnly defined as a dogma by Pope Pius IX in his constitution Ineffabilis Deus on 8 December 1854. The Catholic Church teaches that the dogma is supported by Scripture (e.g., Mary's being greeted by the Angel Gabriel as "full of grace") as well as either directly or indirectly by the writings of Church Fathers such as Irenaeus of Lyons and Ambrose of Milan.  Catholic theology maintains that since Jesus became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, it was fitting that she be completely free of sin for expressing her fiat."

Why the date on the stamp is 1858, I really don't know.

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Viridian

Theme next week:  Anything you wish.

Happy Postcard Friendship Friday - Advent

Thank you to our hostess Beth at The Best Hearts are Crunchy for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday. Click on the link to see who else is playing!

Verse: Behold I come quickly/ My reward is with Me.  Proverbs XXII. 12
 
This card was sent as a Christmas greeting.  Unfortunately I don't have the card in front of me, so I can't include the details of the greeting, or who received it. :-(
 
However, it seems appropriate for the season of waiting, Advent.
 
Viridian