Postal Markings

Father José de Acosta, SJ
(1540-1600)

PERU, 1985, FDI cancel for Scott 862 to honor Fr. José Acosta, SJ
SPAIN, 1990, show cancel

Blessed José de Anchieta, SJ
(1534-1597)

BRAZIL, 1980, for Fr. José de Anchieta's beatification, first week of issue for Scott 1725
SPAIN, 1984, for the 450th anniversary of Anchieta's birth
BRAZIL, 1984, for the 450th anniversary of Anchieta's birth
PORTUGAL, 1997, FDI cancel for Scott 2168-9, the 4th centenary of his death

BRAZIL, 1989, FDI cancel for Scott 2172, the 20th anniversary of the Padre Anchieta Foundation
SPAIN, 1998, for the anniversary of the Padre Anchieta Retirement Home, Tenerife

Saint John Berchmans, SJ
(1599-1621)

BELGIUM, 1962, cancel honoring newly renovated birth house of Berchmans
BELGIUM, 1965, FDI cancel for Scott 632 to honor St. John Berchmans, SJ

Father Constantino Giuseppe Beschi, SJ
(1680 - 1747)

ITALY, 1980, the 3rd centenary of Beschi's birth

Born at Castiglione in the Venetian Republic, Beschi entered the Society of Jesus in 1698, sailed for the Mandura mission in May 1710, arrived in Goa four or five months later, and left immediately to begin his study of Tamil. The Madura mission was begun by Robert de Nobili in 1606 with the special missionary technique of conforming to the way of life of the Brahmins and avoiding any dependence on Portuguese influence. In May of the following year, probably on the night of the 8th, Beschi cast off his European dress, walked to his new mission ans assumed his new habit and way of life. He spent nearly forty years as a missionary, but he is better known as one of the classical writers of Tamil literature. He composed grammars of High and Low Tamil, as well as several Tamil dictionaries, a Tamil-Latin and Latin-Tamil-Portuguese dictionary. His Tamil books include ascetical writings, doctrinal instructions, controversial tracts, and extensive poetry. His "Thembavani" (The Unfading Garland) containing 3,615 stanzas is one of the Tamil classics. More

Saint Andrew Bobola, SJ
(1590-1657)

POLAND, 1938 and 1994, for St. Andrew Bobola's canonization
and for a congress meeting at his shrine in Warsaw

Saint Francis Borgia, SJ
(1510-1572)

SPAIN, 1972, show cancel, Borgia offering Mass

St. Francis Borgia, SJ (1510-1572) was a great grandson of Pope Alexander VI, one-time Duke of Gandia, and the third superior general of the Society of Jesus. He was in charge of the household of Charles V. The death of Charles' wife, the Empress Isabella, led directly to Borgia's conversion, and after the death of his own wife he entered the Society. More

Father Ruder Boskovic, SJ
(1711-1787)

YUGOSLAVIA, 1987, FDI cancel for Scott 1834 to honor Fr. Ruder Boskovic, SJ

The Martyrs of Brazil
(1570)

PORTUGAL, 1971, FDI cancel for Scott 116-8 to honor the Martyrs of Brazil

BRAZIL, 1971, show cancel in honor of the Martyrs of Brazil

Father Francisco Javier Butiña y Hospital, SJ
(1834-1899)

SPAIN, 2000, show cancel

Fr. Francisco Javier Butiña y Hospital, SJ (1834-1899), a Catalan Jesuit, native of Bañolas-Gerona, was a writer who made valuable contributions to the Catalonian literature. With Bl. Bonifacia Rodríguez Castro (1837-1905), he was the founder of the Congregación de Siervas de San José, a new congregation oriented towards the protection of women workers, one of two congregations he founded. Just three months later, Butiña and his fellow Jesuits were exiled from Spain. On February 12, 2007 the Bishop of Girona, Spain, opened the diocesan process for his canonization.

Saint Peter Canisius, SJ
(1521-1597)

AUSTRIA, 1989, show cancel
1991, show cancel for the 450th anniversary of the Jesuits and the 500th of Ignatius' birth
1997, FDI show stamp for Scott 1722

AUSTRIA, 1997, for the 4th centenary of the death of St. Peter Canisius, SJ

AUSTRIA, 2005, show cancel for the 80th anniversary of the canonization of Canisius