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Sunday Stamps: Dragons, Saints

…is the theme for today’s Sunday Stamps

Germany – 2022 Europa Stamp -Tales, Myths and Legends of Germany.
Three-headed dragon defends itself against the attacks of a dragon fighter.
Germany opted or a generic motif rather than highlight a specific legend. They focused on a popular topic – dragons. 
One of the most common motifs here is the dragon as a mythical animal or the fight with him. The snake-like hybrid being with the characteristics of different animals is mostly a symbol of chaos or the embodiment of the devil. In the High Middle Ages, defeating the monster is one thing in the life course almost obligatory for literary heroes. Nowadays, the image of the purely evil dragon has changed. In particular modern children’s media, he no longer shows any negative characteristics. This can also be called “victory over the dragon” and thus as overcoming fear and terror. 
Stempel & Informationen AUSGABE 08–2022
Designer: Professor Henning Wagenbreth, Berlin
Release date: May 5, 2022
Italy- 1988 St. Joseph in the Nativity scene with Mary, Jesus, the cow and the donkey. By Maestro Campionesi. On December 8, 1870, Pope Pius IX issued a decree proclaiming St. Joseph as the Patron Saint of the Catholic Church.
Guyana – 1993 Painting by Durer “St.Anne with Mary and Child Jesus”
Ajman – 1972 St. John XXIII, Pope. The decision to canonize was made official by Pope Francis on 5 July 2013 following the recognition of a miracle attributed to the intercession of John Paul II, while John XXIII was canonized for his merits of opening the Second Vatican Council.
Monaco – 1958 Popes Pius IX (canonized on May 29, 1954, by Pope Pius XII) Pope Pius XII, Virgin Mary

7 comments

  1. Love the many headed dragon. I seem to remember there is always one head that rules them all guess the knight just has to work out which one it is, tricky.

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  3. Oh! I never even thought of St. Joseph! I always discount those as Christmas stamps, nativity scenes, not the sainthood of the figures. That dragon is fabulous!

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  5. A three headed dragon would be nerve-wracking to come across!

    I thought of Christmas stamps, but I’m not really up on saints… I’ll have to look these up to see why exactly they are saints.

    violet

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