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2006
February — Australia
St Francis Xavier Jubilee postage stamp sponsored by Xavier College and produced by Australia Post.
A matching Jubilee Xavier College envelope was also produced. (VIC)
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March
Vatican — Vatican Stamp Services
Three stamps with images of St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier and the Blessed Pierre Favre.
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April
Navarre , Spain — Navarre General Library
Acquisition of new books related to St. Francis Xavier. With this new acquisition, the Library's collection has more than 40 antiquarian works, prior to the XXth century, related to St. Francis Xavier.
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The first depicts his evangelic mission in India;
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the second is part of a 1618 Rubens painting in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria.
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April 7
Shangchuan Island, China |
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Alvaro de Marichalar reached Shangchuan Island during his expedition in homage to his ancestor St. Francis Xavier, on the 500th anniversary of Xavier's birth.
"The Xavier 2006 Expedition" is the first maritime journey between China and Japan onboard of a water-scooter.
www.atlantik2001.com |
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September
Italy — Italian Stamp Services
Launch of two stamps commemorating the anniversaries of St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier.
Fall (tentative)
Connecticut, USA — Fairfield University
Jesuit Baroque Opera.
October 2-13
Australia Jesuit Schools pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, traveling to Malaysia, Indonesia, and China.
www.jesuit.org.au/ministries/education-min.php
November 7
Spain — Sociedad Estatal Correos y Telégrafos
Launch of a commemorative stamp on the 500th anniversary of Francis Xavier's birth. The stamp will be designed by the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda Timbre, the work being based on graphic documentation about Francis Xavier and his home castle provided by the Navarre Government.
November 30
Launch of five commemorative stamps on Macao and the Society of Jesus, with images of St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier, Bishop Melchior Carneiro, Alessandro Valignan, and Matteo Ricci.
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All year
Portugal — Conservatório Nacional de Portugal, Escola de Música |
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The Conservatório Nacional celebrates its 170th anniversary with a programme of choral music which will also honour St. Francis Xavier. The “Ensemble Peregrinação”, conducted by Teresita Gutierrez Marques, will be performed in several places throughout the year.
www.em-conservatorio-nacional.rcts.pt/agenda.html
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