Description
| Country | Vatican City VA_FDC_Sc_346, 349-350 |
| Title | Vatican City. FDC Sc. 346, 349-350.
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican. FDC Cancellation on FDC Envelope. |
| Description | An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other matters in which those entitled to vote are convoked from the whole world (oikoumene) and which secures the approbation of the whole Church.
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II, was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and 12 weeks, in the autumn of each of the four years 1962 to 1965. Preparation for the council took three years, from the summer of 1959 to the autumn of 1962. The council was opened on 11 October 1962 by John XXIII (pope during the preparation and the first session), and was closed on 8 December 1965 by Paul VI (pope during the last three sessions, after the death of John XXIII on 3 June 1963).
Stamp Sc. 346 – Hope (after Raphael) Stamp Sc. 349 – Central Nave, St. Peter’s Stamp Sc. 350 – Pope John XXIII
Themes: Painters | Paintings | Special Occasions | Buildings | Churches – Cathedrals – Basilicas – Chapels | Popes |
FDC Cancellation on FDC Envelope. |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Used/Unused | FDC Cancellation – Citta del Vaticano, Vatican City, 30.10.1962 |
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