The stamp is a joint issue with Armenia, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries. It depicts the most important Christian monuments of the 9th century, which unite our geographically distant countries through religion. St. George’s Church in Nitrianska Blatnica is located on the defunct early medieval site “Jurko” on the foothills of Marhát Mountain in Považský Inovec. The first historical mention of the village dates back to 1185 as “predium Sarfew”, Stojslav’s property. The rotunda, which stands deep in the forest behind the village, was for a long time...