Architecture of Belarus. Catholic churches. Archcathedral Catholic Church of the Holy Name of Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk
On August 30, 2023 the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus will issue the souvenir sheet “Architecture of Belarus. Catholic churches. Archcathedral Catholic Church of the Holy Name of Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk”.
Design: Yelena Medved. Printing: offset. Colour: multicoloured. Paper: chalk-surfaced, gummed. There are 2 stamps in the souvenir sheet. Perforation: No. 1518 – comb 13, No. 1519 – frame 12. Size: Nos. 1518 – 39х48 mm, No. 1519 – 28х25 mm. Size of the souvenir sheet: 104х48 mm. Face value of each stamp: Р. Print quantity: 12.000 souvenir sheets.
Printer: Republican Unitary Enterprise “Bobruisk Integrated Printing House named after A.T. Nepogodin”.
Souvenir sheet No. 160 (stamps Nos. 1518–1519)
Architecture of Belarus. Catholic churches. Archcathedral Catholic Church of the Holy Name of Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk (1518, 1519). Catalog number: 10001518
Elements of protection
The imperforated souvenir sheet was also printed. Print quantity: 5.000 souvenir sheets.
Souvenir sheet No. 160А (stamps Nos. 1518–1519)
Architecture of Belarus. Catholic churches. Archcathedral Catholic Church of the Holy Name of Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk (1518, 1519). Catalog number: 10001519
Face value P is equal to the air-mail tariff of a letter up to 20 gram abroad.
Archcathedral Catholic Church of the Name of Blessed Virgin Mary is the main catholic church in Minsk. It is cathedral of the Minsk-Magiliow Archdiocese.
The temple was built in 1700–1710 as a church attached to a Jesuit monastery, which is why it is also known as the Jesuit church.
In 1798, after Minsk became part of the Russian Empire and the Minsk diocese was founded, it received the status of a cathedral and was named after the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The project was prepared in cooperation with the Minsk-Magiliow Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Republic of Belarus.
Colour of the postmark – black.
Special postmark and FDC designed by Ye. Medved.
A special cancellation on FDC will be carried out at the Main Post Office of Minsk on the souvenir sheet issuing day.