THE HOLY RIGHT HAND (Szent Jobb)
The first Hungarian
Christian king Saint Stephen I. (1000-1038) was canonized in
1083. As part of ceremony process, the remains of king, were
elevated from the crypt of the cathedral in Szekesfehervar, and
the right arm was removed from the body and
preserved
For many centuries the Holy Right Hand of Saint Stephen I,
changes of emplacement. First in county Bihar, in the Mercurius
abbey (center of pilgrimage) around was build a town Szentjob,
now in Rumania named Siniob.
In the 13 century (until tartar invasion) the relic is sent to
Ragussa (Dubrovnik) in Croatia, in the Saint Jacob abbey. In the
18 century the queen Maria Theresa brought back the Holy Right
Hand an placed in the Schonbrunn palace, then gave the relic to
Hungarians and place in the Royal Palace in Buda. In 1944 when
then front arrive near Budapest the Holy Right Hand is rescued
Salzburg (Austria). After war on August the 20th 1945, Saint
Stephen's day is returned to the royal palace.
Today, you can see the Holy Right Hand in the Saint Stephen
cathedral in Budapest, and the lower arm is in Lemberg (Livov) in
Ukraine, whereas the upper arm is in the Saint Stephen cathedral
in Vienna. Many historian agree the lower and upper arms was
detached from the right arm on the 15th century for the monks .
On 1938-39 the Holy Right Hand, traveled through Hungary and
many cities cancelled their correspondence with a commemorative
postmark.
Train carriage who
was trasllated the relic
szentjobb
Orságjárása
| Date |
Cities
and offices that utilitzed the postmark |
| From
31st May to 5th
July |
Esztergom,
Székesfehérvar 1., kaposvar, Nagykanizsa, 1., 2.,
Zalsegerszeg, Baja 1., Pécs 1./amb segon tipus, Pécs
2., Szekszárd, Vac, Györ 1., Györ 2., Komárom 4.,
moson, Szombately 1., 2., Sopron1., /tipus dos, Kalocsa,
Kiskunfélegyháza, Kiskunhalas, Szefed 1.,/tipus dos,
Szeged 2., Hódmezövásárhely 1., Kecskemét, Szentes,
Békéscsaba 1.m Debrecen 1/tipus dos, Debrecen 2.,
Gyula, Szolnok 1., Eger 1., Miskolc 1. /tipus dos,
Miskolc 2., Nyiregyháza 1, Eger 1., Gyöngyös. |
| From
31st May to 1st June |
Esztergom,
Szekefehérvar |
| From
6th June to 26th |
Kaposvár
1, Nagykanizsa 1,2, Zalasegerseg, Baja 1, Pecs 1, 1
/Varietat/ 2, Szekszárd, Vác, Györ 1, 2, Komárom 4,
Mosom, Szombathely 1,2, Sopron 1, 1/varietat/, |
| From
26th June to 27th |
,
Kalocsa, Kiskunfélegyháza, Kiskunhalas, Szefed 1.,
1/varietat/, Szeged 2., Hódmezövásárhely 1.,
Kecskemét, Szentes |
| From
3st July to 5th |
Békéscsaba
1.m Debrecen 1/tipuis dos, Debrecen 2., Gyula, Szolnok 1,
2 Miskolc 1, 1/varietat/ 2., Nyiregyháza 1, Eger 1.,
Gyöngyös. |
 |
 |
| Postmark:
III Philatelic Exposition on week of Holy Right Hand. |
Standar Postmark |
| |
|
Secon and thirth
travel.
| From
29th April to 14th May |
1939.04.29
Győrszentmárton, Veszprém 1, Zirc 1939.04.30 Érsekújvár 1, Érsekújvár 2, Komárom 1,Léva 1939.05.06 Balassagyarmat, Ipolyság, Losonc, Rimaszombat 1939.05.07 Rozsnyó, Salgótarján 1939..05.14 Beregszász, Munkács, Sátoraljaújhely,Ungvár |
| On
2nd June 1940 On 3th May 1942 |
1940.06.02
Kassa 1,Kassa 2 Nagyvárad 1,Nagyvárad 2 (Legyártott
de használatba nem vett bélyegző) : (by comlpeted but
no used) |