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What year did the Vatican Post Office issue stamps that depict the mosaic animal images located in St. Peter's Basilica to remind us that art interprets and represents the creatures of God's creation? The stamps show pictures of a dragon, a camel, a horse, and a leopard.

   1997
   2000
   2003
   2006

Your answer was: 2003.
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Answer: The Vatican Post Office released a series of stamps depicting "The Animals In The Vatican Basilica" in 2003. The stamps show pictures of a dragon, a camel, a horse, and a leopard. These stamps were released to remind us that art interprets and represents the creatures created by God.

See also:
 • 2003 UFN Bulletin, The Animals In The Vatican Basilica
 • Thomas Crimando, The Animals in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican Notes, Volume 52, Issue 3, 2003, Page 27



Animals In The Vatican Basilica
Scott #1248-1251 (2003)