VATICAN CITY

VATICAN CITY / CIVITATIS VATICANÆ - CITTÀ DEL VATICANO.

1900 Anniversary of the arrival of Saint Paul in Rome.
Map of the Eastern Mediterranean with the itinerary of the trip.
First stamp in a set of 6, issued on 13.06.1961.
Face value: 10 Italian lire.
Design: F. Grassellini.
Printed by the Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Officina Carte Valori, Roma.
Print: 602,000 copies.

Accused of having desecrated the Temple of Jerusalem, Paul of Tarsus (the Apostle, born between the years 5 and 10 AD) was arrested and sent to the Roman procurator of the province of Judea, who resided in Caesarea Maritima, before whom he defended himself against the accusations. The procurator postponed the trial and left Paul in prison for two years, after which Paul appealed to the Emperor, and was sent to Rome as a prisoner; it came after a long sea voyage. There he was deprived of liberty for two more years, and according to tradition he died martyred and beheaded by order of Nero on an undetermined date, between the years 64 and 67.