Organs in Stamps of Vatican Post

Authors

  • Jan Józef Janicki Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/pms.1123

Keywords:

Organ, Luca Biagi, the two values philatelic, The Philatelic Office, Benedict XVI, Basilica of St. John Lateran, St. Peter’s Basilica

Abstract

The Vatican Post Office issued in 2014 two stamps in the series named “Europe” dedicated to the organs, the most common musical instrument in the Catholic Church. The instrument enhances the grandeur Church rites and ceremonies. The Philatelic Office will dedicate its postage stamp issue to this beautiful musical instrument. In particular, one of the two valuse will feature the Luca Biagi (1548-1608) organ in the Basilica of St. John Lateran and the other the organ in use in St. Peter’s Basilica – it was built by the Tamburini Company in 1974. The author comments on the role and importance of the authorities the words of Pope Benedict XVI, who spoke sacrificing the instrument (named after him) in the Old Chapel in Regensburg on 13 September 2006. Pope said organs have always and rightly been called „the king" of all the instruments, in accordance with its purpose to serve praising God and strengthening faith.

Author Biography

  • Jan Józef Janicki, Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie

    Jan Józef Janicki – ur. 1946 w Słomnikach. Studia w Wyższym Seminarium Duchownym w Kielcach (1964-1970) i na Katolickim Uniwersytecie Lubelskim (1971–1972). Doktorat w Pontificio Istituto Liturgico w Rzymie (1977); habilitacja w Akademii Teologii Katolickiej w Warszawie (1992/1993); docent w Papieskiej Akademii Teologicznej (PAT) w Krakowie (1995); profesor nadzwyczajny PAT – Kraków 2000; profesor tytularny (belwederski) nauk teologicznych – Warszawa 2004; profesor zwyczajny nauk teologicznych (stanowisko) – Kraków 2011.
    Autor ponad 200 publikacji o charakterze naukowym i popularnonaukowym oraz paru książek: Le orazioni „super oblata” del ciclo „de Tempore” secondo il „Missale Romanum” di Paolo VI. Avviamento ad uno studio critico-teologico, Romae1977; Liturgia poświęcenia pól, Lublin 1989; Misterium Paschalne w Mszale Rzymskim Pawła VI, Warszawa 1992; Msza święta. Liturgiczne ABC, Warszawa 1993; „Pamiątka Pana” w Ziemi Świętej, Poznań 1993; U początków liturgii Kościoła, Kraków 2002; Kultury antyczne w liturgii chrześcijańskiej, Kraków 2003 i 2007 (II wyd.); Święci chwałą Krakowa, Kraków 2010 i 2012 (II wyd.); Służba Boża w pierwszych wiekach Kościoła. Wybrane zagadnienia, Kraków 2011.

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Published

2015-09-01

Issue

Vol. 13 (2015)

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Artykuły i rozprawy

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