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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. Benedict of Nursia (Italian: San Benedetto da Norcia) (c.480–547) is a Christian saint, honored by the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students. Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, Italy (about 40 miles (64 km) to the east of Rome), before moving to Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy. The Catholic Order of St Benedict and the Anglican Order of St Benedict are of later origin and, moreover, not an "order" as commonly understood but merely a confederation of autonomous congregations. |
| Face value | 65 + 65 Centimes |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 816 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE B447 Yvert et Tellier BE 773 Stanley Gibbons BE 1232 AFA number BE 827 Belgium BE 773 Unificato BE 773 |
| Stamp colour | red brown |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 110.127 |
| Issue date | 05/04/1948 |
| Designer | J. Van Noten |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
