Vatican City’s Stamp
Vatican City’s Stamp
On April 12, 2015, at the Historical Holy Mass dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, Yedalian presented to His Holiness Pope Francis his painting of “Blessed Ignatius Maloyan” (Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Mardin, Martyr 1869-1915, beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 7, 2001), in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican, and this painting has been reproduced and issued by the Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State, in a Limited Edition Stamp on September 2, 2015.
Details of the painting
“Maloyan”
140 x 100 cm
Acrylic on canvas
2015
Collection of Vatican City