Apostolic Journeys of the Roman Pontiffs to Armenia. Pilgrimage to the First Christian Nation

On October 27th, 2021, a souvenir sheet with two postage stamps dedicated to the theme “Apostolic Journeys of the Roman Pontiffs to Armenia. Pilgrimage to the first Christian nation” has been put into circulation.

Each postage stamp of the souvenir sheet has the nominal value of 630 AMD. The left postage stamp of the souvenir sheet depicts Pope John Paul II who visited Armenia in 2001 and the right postage stamp of the souvenir sheet depicts Pope Francis who visited Armenia in 2016.

The upper and lower parts of the souvenir sheet depict the inscriptions “Apostolic Journeys of the Roman Pontiffs to Armenia” and “PILGRIMAGE TO THE FIRST CHRISTIAN NATION” in Armenian and English languages.

The background of the souvenir sheet depicts Khor Virap Monastery and Mount Ararat.