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The Easter of Resurrection issue is a single €1,15 stamp (printed in sheets of ten) depicting a risen Jesus Christ with his arms outstretched and a large multicolored heart superimposed on his garment, with the words, "Just use it". The design is based upon street art by Heinrich Hofmann, "Christ in Gethsemane" (1824-1911) which is located near the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II bridge in Rome. The Catholic web site, Aleteia, states that the words are likely modeled on Nike's "Just do it," "to encourage people who are troubled to take refuge in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is offered for all humanity." 		 
About one year after the 2020 Easter stamp was issued, a Rome Street artist, Alessa Badrow, claimed that she was the actual designer of the stamp, and not Heinrich Hofmann. You can view more detail on this controversy by reading the Vatican Notes 4th Qtr 2021 article "Street Artist Sues Vatican ......". Reference: <a href='http://vaticanstamps.org/vaticannotes/idisplay.php?p=69-390-52-53&r=0'> Street Artist Sues Vatican</a>

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