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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | The Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel (Dutch: Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Scherpenheuvel, French: Basilique de Notre Dame de Montaigu, Spanish Basílica menor de Nuestra Señora de Monteagudo) is a Roman Catholic parish church and minor basilica in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Belgium. The church was consecrated in 1627 and raised to the status of a minor basilica in 1922. It is reputedly the most frequently visited shrine of pilgrimage in Belgium. While the cult on the Scherpenheuvel (or Sharp Hill) is older, its present architectural layout and its enduring importance are due to the patronage of the Archdukes Albert and Isabella and the Counter-Reformation. |
| Face value | 0,49 Euro |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 3311 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 2008 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 3249 Stanley Gibbons BE 3818 Belgium BE 3262 WADP Numbering System - WNS BE033.04 Unificato BE 3255 |
| Series | Tourism |
| Place in series | 3 |
| Stamp colour | brown |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Issue date | 17/04/2004 |
| Designer | Guillaume Broux |
| Print technique | recess |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 38.00 mm |
| Width | 27.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
