Father
Juan Soler de Morell, SJ
(1882 - 1958)
SPAIN, 1982, special cancel for the centenary of his birth
Father Juan Soler de Morell, SJ (1882-1958 ) was born
in Olot Spain, and after studying at Gerona, entered the Jesuits at
Gandía in 1898. He studied theology and was ordained in Belgium
in 1914, where he came in contact with the Catholic social movements.
Later in Barcelona he ministered in the working class district of
Clot. He founded the Marian Congregation of Our Lady della Strada
and St. Ignatius Loyola for employees and workers, the Brotherhood
of Christ the Worker, the Montserrat Ateneo, the first Social Yearbook
of Spain, and the St. Peter Claver Center, which today houses
the Professional Schools of Clot.
Father
Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld, SJ
(1591-1635)
GERMANY, 1991, cancel for the 4th centenary of the birth of Fr.
Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld, SJ
Father
Francisco Suarez, SJ
(1548-1617)
SPAIN, 1984, special cancel for an anniversary of the Padre
Suarez Institute in Granada
The Instituto Padre Suarez (MUSEO DE CIENCIAS
NATURALES) in Granada is named for Fr. Francisco Suarez, SJ (1548-1617)
was one of the great Spanish theologians, and Jesuit thinkers of his
age. His written work runs to 23 volumes. His wrestling with the moral
and legal problems of colonization offered a basis for international
law and an encouragement for South America independence movements.
Venerable
Francisco de Paula Tarín, SJ
(1847 - 1910)
SPAIN, meter stamp
The slogan mentions both Father Francisco de Paula Tarín
Arnau, SJ, a home missionary in Andalucía, born in Valencia,
and the Jesuit Church of Jesus del Gran Poder in Sevilla where
he is buried. A deep spiritual experience while praying in the Sanctuary
of the Pilar in Zaragoza led to his discovering his vocation to the
Jesuits. In 1873 he went Jesuits to Poyanne, France, where the exiled
Spanish Jesuits had their novitiate. He taught at a night school,
ran sodalities for the youths and men of the area, fought actual and
religious illiteracy. Later in Madrid and Seville he was an extraordinary
preacher, developer of the schools and the Catholic press, as well
as working with the poor and abandoned. He is a model for priests
who work with the poor. Tarin was declared Venerable in 1987.
Father
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ
(1892-1955)
FRANCE, 1981, FDI cancel for Scott B537 in honor of Fr.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ
Father
Cosme de Torres, SJ
(1510-1570)
JAPAN, cancel from for the 450th anniversary of the arrival of Portuguese
in Japan
September 22, 1993 (the 5th year of the Heisei era)
Father
Ferdinand Verbiest, SJ
(1623-1688)
BELGIUM 1988, FDI, 3rd centenary of the death of Father
Ferdinand Verbiest, SJ
Scott lists the FDI as October 24, 1988
Father
Antonio Vieira, SJ
(1608-1697)
PORTUGAL, 1997, cancel for 3rd centenary
of the death of Fr. Antonio Vieira, SJ
Father
Jacob Wujek, SJ
(1541-1597)
POLAND, 1997 and 1989
Jacob Wujek (Jakuba Wujka) (1541-1597). Writer and teacher
of the Polish prose, who translated the catechism of St. Peter Canisius
and the Bible into Polish. This latter was the First Complete Polish
Bible and was reprinted frequently. He was the rector of two Universities
and one of the principal figures of the Counterreformation.
Father
Franz Xaver Freiherr von Wulfen, SJ,
(1728-1805)
