Motherhouse Maridiaz Convent, Pasto

Inscribed SERVICIOS ESPECIALES under face value. Sold for 250 pesos.

The Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate were founded by Blessed Mother Caritas Brader (1860, Switzerland - 1943, Colom.. Read more »bia), in Tuquerres, Colombia in 1893. The Congregation was first made up of young women from Switzerland and then immediately joined by Colombian vocations that allowed the new Congregation to spread to several countries. The Motherhouse and Novitatiate was moved from Tuquerres to Pasto in 1927.

Country:	Colombia
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate, Cent.
Nominal:	B
Year:	1993
Size:	30 x 40 mm
Perforation:	12
Mintage:	500,000