Metropolitan Joseph series of stamps

Metropolitan Joseph VII series of diaspora stamps Cleveland 1973.

The stamps were issued by the publishing house of the Society "For the Patriarchal Institution of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Orthodox Church" in the USA. The issue was printed in memory of the participation of the Ukrainian church in the "Congress of Nations" - the International Eucharistic Congress in Melbourne, Australia, which took place on February 18-24, 1974. The stamps depict the Supreme Archbishop of Lviv, the Metropolitan of Halytskyi, the Bishop of Kamianetsk - Joseph the Blind. The sheet also states that the stamps are dedicated to the ten-year anniversary of the release of the church figure from Bolshevik penal servitude in Siberia and the extradition of the metropolitan to Rome. "Confessor of faith Joseph 7. God's chosen one. Ukrainian Moses, who unites the church and the people and leads them to the top"

A sheet of commemorative stamps consists of 10 stamps and 5 coupons. Print in red and blue colors. The stamps feature a portrait of the metropolitan. On the coupons there is an image of the Cathedral of Saint Sophia of Kyiv and the coat of arms of the Catholic Church. V. Doroshenko was involved in the development of the issue. ,IN. Kaplun, O. Vengrynovych, Yu. Mokrytskyi.

Joseph the Blind

Metropolitan Joseph VII, also known as Joseph the Blind, was born in 1892. He was a church and public figure, teacher, theologian, patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1975 to 1984. Joseph the Blind was also a cardinal from 1965. Known as the leader of the anti-Bolshevik church movement in the USSR, he founded the Catacomb Church, which opposed the communist regime. In 1963, he was released from prison under the condition of exile to Rome, as agreed between the Vatican and the Soviet authorities. Joseph the Blind is known for his dedication and defense of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, even during difficult periods in the history of Ukraine. His contribution to the religious and social life of Ukraine leaves an immortal mark in the history of the country.