Italy 2013 Edict of Milan

The Edict of Milan (Latin: Edictum Mediolanense; Greek: Διάταγμα τῶν Μεδιολάνων, Diatagma tōn Mediolanōn) was the February, AD 313 agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire. Western Roman Emperor Constantine I and Emperor Licinius, who controlled the Balkans, met in Mediolanum (modern-day Milan) and, among other things, agreed to change policies towards Christians following the edict of toleration issued by Emperor Galerius two years earlier in Serdica. 

The Edict of Milan gave Christianity legal status and a reprieve from persecution but did not make it the state church of the Roman Empire, which occurred in AD 380 with the Edict of Thessalonica, when Nicene Christianity received normative status.

Italy 2009 Christian Roots in Europe

 

Malaysia 2008 Premier Schools

 50 sen ● SMK St Thomas

 School Type : Government-Aided Secondary School

Motto : Aim Higher

Religious Affilation : Christian – Anglican

Established : 1848

Founder : Francis Thomas McDougall

Location : Kuching, Sarawak

50 sen ● SMK Victoria

School Type : All-Boys Secondary School

Motto : Be Yet Wiser, To Be a Scholar, Sportsman and a Gentleman

Established : 14^th August 1893

Location : Jalan Hang Tuah, Kuala Lumpur

50 sen ● SMK Convent Bukit Nanas

School Type : All-Girls Primary & Secondary School

Motto : Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Religious affilation : Catholic

Established : 1899

Location : Kuala Lumpur

50 sen ● SM All Saints

School Type : Semi-National Secondary School

Motto : Quod facimus id perficimus (What we do we carry through)

Religious affilation : Christian – Anglican

Established : 1^st April 1903

Opened : 22^nd December 1903

Location : Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Technical Details 

Date of Issue : 16th December 2008

Stamp Value : 50 sen (4 Designs)
Sheet Content : 20 Stamps

Paper : Watermarked SPM, Phosphor Coated
Printing Process : Lithography
Printer : Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn. Bhd.
Designer : Hazel Design

Italy 1988 First Hebrew Bible

1455 Johannes Gutenberg printed first book, a Latin Bible

1477 Book of Psalm in Hebrew printed

1488 Soncino printed a complete Hebrew Bible

On April 22, 1488, in Soncino, Italy, Abraham ben Hayyim completed the printing for Joshua Solomon Soncino of Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim, the first complete printed Hebrew Bible. 

It is thought that 200-300 copies were issued, and at a high price.   In 1492 German humanist and Greek and Hebrew scholar Johannes Reuchlin purchased a copy in Rome for 6 gold coins, supposedly a year's salary for a government clerk at the time.

Austria 1967 Reformation Movement

In 1967, Austria issued a commemorative stamp to mark the 450th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, specifically commemorating the publication of Martin Luther's 95 Theses in 1517. This event initiated a significant religious and cultural transformation across Europe.
Stamp Design and Symbolism

The stamp features a powerful and symbolic design:

- The open Bible on a rock in turbulent waters is symbolic of the Reformation belief that Scripture is the solid foundation ("rock") amid the chaos of the world.

- The eye of God in rays above the Bible likely represents Divine Providence or the omnipresence of God, watching over His word and people.

- The Latin words

- The stamp is printed in a deep blue hue, reflecting solemnity and reverence.