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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | The Trappist Abbey of Achel or Saint Benedictus-Abbey or also Achelse Kluis (which means hermitage of Achel), which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, is located in Achel in the Campine region of the province of Limburg (Flanders, Belgium). The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and its brewery, which is one of few Trappist beer breweries in the world. Life in the abbey is characterised by prayer, reading and manual work, the three basic elements of Trappist life. He died at Monte Cassino not long after his sister died (Saint Scholastica.) Benedict died of a high fever on the day God had told him and was buried in the same place as his sister. According to tradition, this occurred on March 21, 543 or 547. He was named patron protector of Europe by Pope Paul VI in 1964. |
| Face value | 10 + 10 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 819 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE B450 Yvert et Tellier BE 776 Stanley Gibbons BE 1235 AFA number BE 830 Belgium BE 776 Unificato BE 776 |
| Stamp colour | lilac pink |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 81.115 |
| Issue date | 05/04/1948 |
| Designer | J. Van Noten |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
