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The 2018 €2,30 aerogramme commemorates the centenary of Cardinal Marcelo Gonzalez Martin's birth (1918-2004). Martin was ordained in 1941 and from then until 1960 served in the seminary and university at Valladolid, while also promoting Catholic Action. Martin was appointed bishop of Astorga by Pope John XXIII in 1960, Archbishop Coadjutor of Barcelona in 1966, and a Cardinal in 1973 by Pope Paul VI. He attended sessions of the Second Vatican Council and participated in papal conclaves which elected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II. He resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese on 23 June 1995. He lost the right to participate in a conclave when he turned 80 years of age, January 16, 1998. He died in 2004 in Fuentes de Nava, Palencia. Technical Details: Scott Catalogue - A56 - A56 Date Issued - 09 November 2018 Face Value - €2,30 Perforations - N/A Printing Process - Offset Printer - Jon Enschedë (Netherlands) Max Printed - 11,000 |
| (Source - Vatican Notes: Volume: 67 Issue: 379 Page: 4-7) |
