Michael (archangel)

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Michael,

Israel.[8][9][10][11] Christianity conserved nearly all the Jewish traditions concerning him,[12] and he is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12,[13] where he does battle with Satan,[14] and in the Epistle of Jude, where the author denounces heretics by contrasting them with Michael.[15]

Judaism

Guido Reni's Michael (in Santa Maria della Concezione church, Rome, 1636) tramples Satan. A mosaic of the same painting decorates St. Michael's Altar in St. Peter's Basilica.

The

Remiel), who, in the Book of Tobit, "stand ready and enter before the glory of the Lord".[11] The fact that Michael is introduced implies the knowledge of him and the other named angels. [10][16] He is mentioned again in last chapters of the Book of Daniel, a Jewish apocalypse composed in the second century BC although set in the sixth, in which a man clothed in linen (never identified, but probably the archangel Gabriel) tells Daniel that he and "Michael, your prince" are engaged in a battle with the "prince of Persia", after which, at the end-time, "Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise".[17][18]

Enoch was instrumental in establishing the pre-eminent place of Michael among the angels or archangels, and in later Jewish works, he is said to be their chief, mediating the Torah (the law of God), and standing at the right hand of the throne of God.[8] In the traditions of the Qumran community, he defends or leads the people of God in the eschatological (i.e., end-time) battle.[19] And in other writings, he is responsible for the care of Israel (and he may be the "one like a son of man" mentioned in Daniel 7:13–14) and the commander of the heavenly armies; he is Israel's advocate contesting Satan's claim to the body of Moses; he intercedes between God and humanity and serves as High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary; and he accompanies the souls of the righteous dead to Paradise.[9]

New Testament

Saint Michael, Archangel, painting from Melchor Pérez de Holguín, (1708)

The seven archangels (or four – the traditions differ but always include Michael) were associated with the branches of the menorah, the sacred seven-branched lampstand in the Temple as the seven spirits before the throne of God, and this is reflected in the Book of Revelation 4:5 ("From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God" – ESV).[20] Michael is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7-12, where he does battle with Satan and casts him out of heaven so that he no longer has access to God as accuser (his formal role in the Old Testament).[14] The fall of Satan at the coming of Jesus marks the separation of the New Testament from Judaism.[21] In Luke 22:31 Jesus tells Peter that Satan has asked God for permission to "sift" the disciples, the goal being to accuse them, but the accusation is opposed by Jesus, who thus takes on the role played by angels, and especially by Michael, in Judaism.[22]

Michael is mentioned by name for the second time in the Epistle of Jude, a passionate plea for believers in Christ to do battle against heresy.[23] In verses 9–10 the author denounces the heretics by contrasting them with the archangel Michael, who, disputing with Satan over the body of Moses, "did not presume to pronounce the verdict of 'slander' but said, 'The Lord punish you!'[24]

Qur'an and other Muslim traditions

Michael is called Mika'il in Muslim works generally, but in the one instance in which he is mentioned in the Quran he is called Mikal.[25] The single Quranic mention comes in the QS 2:98, when the Jews of Medina challenged Muhammed to tell them the name of the angel from whom he received his revelations; when he told them it was Gabriel, the Jews said that Gabriel was their enemy, and that revelations came from Michael.[26] The hadith (sayings of and about the Prophet collected by his followers) quote Muhammed mentioning both Gabriel and Michael as two angels who showed him Paradise and hell, and in the early years of Islam the Muslims recited the names of both in the obligatory daily prayers (the salat).[27] The place of Michael, and some of the other archangels, is not clearly identified in the major sources, and among ordinary Muslims knowledge of them is drawn from non-Islamic sources, notably Jewish.[27]

Later traditions

Judaism

The name Michael in Hebrew

According to rabbinic tradition, Michael acted as the advocate of Israel, and sometimes had to fight with the princes of the other nations (Daniel 10:13) and particularly with the angel Samael, Israel's accuser. Their enmity dates from the time Samael was thrown from heaven and tried to drag Michael down with him, necessitating God's intervention.[28][29]

The idea that Michael was the advocate of the Jews became so prevalent that in spite of the rabbinical prohibition against appealing to angels as intermediaries between God and his people, he held a place in the Jewish liturgy: "When a man is in need he must pray directly to God, and neither to Michael nor to Gabriel."[30] Jeremiah addresses a prayer to him.[31]

The rabbis declare that Michael entered into his role of defender at the time of the biblical patriarchs. Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob said he rescued Abraham from the furnace into which he had been thrown by Nimrod (Midrash Genesis Rabbah xliv. 16). Some say he was the "one that had escaped" (Genesis 14:13), who told Abraham that Lot had been taken captive (Midrash Pirke R. El.), and who protected Sarah from defilement by Abimelech.

Michael prevented

Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer
, xxxvi).

The midrash Exodus Rabbah holds that Michael exercised his function of advocate of Israel at the time of the Exodus and destroyed Sennacherib's army.[33]

Christianity

Early Christian views and devotions

Quis ut Deus
is inscribed on his shield

Michael was venerated as a healer in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey).[34]

The earliest and most famous sanctuary to Michael in the ancient Near East was also associated with healing waters. It was the Michaelion built in the early fourth century by Constantine the Great at Chalcedon, on the site of an earlier temple called Sosthenion.[35]

Epiphanius of Salamis (c. 310–320 – 403) in his Coptic-Arabic Hexaemeron referred to Michael as a replacement of Satan. Accordingly, after Satan fell, Michael was appointed to the function Satan served when he was still one of the noble angels.[36]

A painting of the Archangel slaying a serpent became a major art piece at the Michaelion after Constantine defeated

warrior saint slaying a dragon.[35] The Michaelion was a magnificent church and in time became a model for hundreds of other churches in Eastern Christianity; these spread devotions to the Archangel.[37]

In the fourth century,

Saint Basil the Great's homily (De Angelis) placed Saint Michael over all the angels. He was called "Archangel" because he heralds other angels, the title Ἀρχανγέλος (archangelos) being used of him in Jude 1:9.[34] Into the sixth century, the view of Michael as a healer continued in Rome; after a plague, the sick slept at night in the church of Castel Sant'Angelo (dedicated to him for saving Rome), waiting for his manifestation.[38]

In the sixth century, the growth of devotions to Michael in the

Leonine Sacramentary. The seventh-century Gelasian Sacramentary included the feast "S. Michaelis Archangeli", as did the eighth-century Gregorian Sacramentary. Some of these documents refer to a Basilica Archangeli (no longer extant) on via Salaria in Rome.[34]

The

Seraphim, the first of the nine angelic orders. According to Thomas Aquinas (Summa Ia. 113.3), he is the Prince of the last and lowest choir, the Angels.[34]

Catholicism

For Roman Catholic views and prayers, see
Saint Michael (Roman Catholic)
.
Second-class relic stone of Saint Michael the Archangel from Monte Gargano, Italy
Archangel Michael frees souls from purgatory, by Jacopo Vignali
, 17th century

Catholics often refer to Michael as "Holy Michael, the Archangel"[39] or "Saint Michael", a title that does not indicate canonisation. He is generally referred to in Christian litanies as "Saint Michael", as in the Litany of the Saints. In the shortened version used in the Easter Vigil, he alone of the angels and archangels is mentioned by name, saints Gabriel and Raphael being omitted.[40]

In

Roman Catholic teachings, Saint Michael has four main roles or offices.[34] His first role is the leader of the Army of God and the leader of heaven's forces in their triumph over the powers of hell.[41] He is viewed as the angelic model for the virtues of the "spiritual warrior", his conflict with evil taken as "the battle within".[42]

Last Judgement, Antiphonale Cisterciense (15th century), Abbey Bibliotheca, Rein Abbey, Austria

The second and third roles of Michael in Catholic teachings deal with death. In his second role, he is the angel of death, carrying the souls of Christians to heaven. In this role he descends at the hour of death, and gives each soul the chance to redeem itself before passing; thus throwing the devil and his minions into consternation. Catholic prayers often refer to this role of Michael. In his third role, he weighs souls on his perfectly balanced scales. For this reason, he is often depicted holding scales.[43]

In his fourth role, Saint Michael, the special patron of the Chosen People in the Old Testament, is also the guardian of the Church. Saint Michael was revered by the military orders of knights during the

Middle Ages. The names of villages around the Bay of Biscay reflect that history. Moreover, doubtless for the same motive he was considered the patron saint of a number of cities and countries.[44][45]

Catholic tradition includes also elements such as the Prayer to Saint Michael, which specifically asks for the faithful to be "defended" by the saint.[46][47][48] The Chaplet of Saint Michael consists of nine salutations, one for each choir of angels.[49][50]

Saint Michael the Archangel prayer
Main article: Prayer to Saint Michael § In the Leonine Prayers

Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy

The

Eastern Orthodox accord Michael the title Archistrategos, or "Supreme Commander of the Heavenly Hosts".[53] The Eastern Orthodox pray to their guardian angels and above all to Michael and Gabriel.[54]

The Eastern Orthodox have always had strong devotions to angels. In contemporary times they are referred to by the term of "Bodiless Powers".[55] A number of feasts dedicated to Archangel Michael are celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox throughout the year.[55]

Archangel Michael is mentioned in a number of Eastern Orthodox hymns and prayer, and his icons are widely used within Eastern Orthodox churches.[56] In many Eastern Orthodox icons, Christ is accompanied by a number of angels, Michael being a predominant figure among them.[56]

In Russia, many monasteries, cathedrals, court and merchant churches are dedicated to the Chief Commander Michael; most Russian cities have a church or chapel dedicated to the Archangel Michael.[57][58]

While in the Serbian Orthodox Church Saint Sava has a special role as the establisher of its autocephaly and the largest Belgrade church is devoted to him, the capital Belgrade's Orthodox cathedral, the see church of the patriarch, is devoted to Archangel Michael (in Serbian: Арханђел Михаило / Arhanđel Mihailo).

The place of Michael in the

Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is as a saintly intercessor. He is the one who presents to God the prayers of the just, who accompanies the souls of the dead to heaven, who defeats the devil. He is celebrated liturgically on the 12th of each Coptic month.[59] In Alexandria, a church was dedicated to him in the early fourth century on the 12th of the month of Paoni. The 12th of the month of Hathor is the celebration of Michael's appointment in heaven, where Michael became the chief of the angels.[60]

Protestantism

West window showing Michael in armour, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania) United States; memorial to the dead of the First World War
St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg

Protestants recognize Michael as an archangel. The

Holy Spirit.[63] Controversy over Clayton's views led the government to order his prosecution, but he died before his scheduled examination.[64][65]

The

Lutheran Churches of St. Michael's Church, Hamburg and St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim are named for Michael. In Bach's time, the annual feast of Michael and All the Angels on 29 September was regularly celebrated with a festive service in Lutheran churches, for which Bach composed several cantatas, for example the chorale cantata Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130 in 1724, Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 19, in 1726 and Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg, BWV 149
, in 1728 or 1729.

Many Protestant theologians identify a relationship, (e.g. typological), between Michael with Christ, including:

Martin Luther[66] Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg,[67] Andrew Willet[68] Herman Witsius[69] W. L. Alexander, Jacobus Ode,[70] Campegius Vitringa,[71]Philip Melanchthon,[72] Hugh Broughton,[73] Franciscus Junius,[74] Hävernick[75] Amandus Polanus,[76] Johannes Oecolampadius,[77] Samuel Horsely,[78] William Kincaid[79] John Calvin[80] Isaac Watts,[81] John Brown,[82] and James Wood.[83]

Charles Spurgeon once stated that Jesus is "the true Michael"[84] and "the only Archangel".[85]

John Gill comments on Jude 9, "'Yet Michael the archangel ...' By whom is meant, not a created angel, but an eternal one, the Lord Jesus Christ ..."[86]

Seventh-day Adventists

See also: Seventh-day Adventist, beliefs about Michael and Pre-existence of Christ
Le Grand Saint Michel, 1518, by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio), Archangel Michael defeating evil

Seventh-day Adventists believe that "Michael" is but one of the many titles applied to the pre-existent Christ, or Son of God. According to Adventists, such a view does not in any way conflict with the belief in the full deity and eternal preexistence of Jesus Christ, nor does it in the least disparage his person and work.[87] According to Adventist theology, Michael was considered the "eternal Word", and the one by whom all things were created. The Word was then born incarnate as Jesus.[88]

They believe that name "Michael" signifies "One Who Is Like God" and that as the "Archangel" or "chief or head of the angels" he led the angels and thus the statement in Revelation 12:7–9 identifies/refers to Jesus as Michael.[89]

Jehovah's Witnesses

See also:
Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs about Jesus

Jehovah's Witnesses believe Michael to be another name for Jesus in heaven, in his pre-human and post-resurrection existence.[90] They say the definite article at Jude 9[91]—referring to "Michael the archangel"—identifies Michael as the only archangel. They consider Michael to be synonymous with Christ, described at 1 Thessalonians 4:16[92] as descending "with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet".[93][94][95]

They believe the prominent roles assigned to Michael at Daniel 12:1,[96] Revelation 12:7,[97] Revelation 19:14,[98] and Revelation 16[99] are identical to Jesus' roles, being the one chosen to lead God's people and as the only one who "stands up", identifying the two as the same spirit being. Because they identify Michael with Jesus, he is therefore considered the first and greatest of all God's heavenly sons, God's chief messenger, who takes the lead in vindicating God's sovereignty, sanctifying his name, fighting the wicked forces of Satan and protecting God's covenant people on earth.[100] Jehovah's Witnesses also identify Michael with the "Angel of the Lord" who led and protected the Israelites in the wilderness.[101] Their earliest teachings stated that Archangel Michael was not to be worshipped and was distinct from Jesus.[102]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

See also:
Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Members of

Adam, the Ancient of Days (Dan. 7), a prince, and the patriarch of the human family. They also hold that Michael assisted Jehovah (the pre-mortal form of Jesus) in the creation of the world under the direction of God the Father (Elohim); under the direction of the Father, Michael also cast Satan out of heaven.[103][104][105][106]

Islam

In Islam, Michael, or Mīkāʾīl,[107] is the angel said to effectuate God's providence as well as natural phenomena, such as rain.[108] He is one of the four archangels along with Jebreel (Gabriel, whom he is often paired with), ʾIsrāfīl (trumpeter angel) and ʿAzrāʾīl (angel of death).[109]

Michael in Islam is tasked with providing nourishment for bodies and souls and is also responsible for universal or environmental events, and is often depicted as the archangel of mercy. He is said to be friendly, asking God for mercy toward humans and is, according to Muslim legends, one of the first to obey God's orders to bow before Adam.[110][108] He is also responsible for the rewards doled out to good persons in this life. From the tears of Michael, angels are created as his helpers.[111]

Consensus of Islamic scholars and clerics has enclosed various hadiths as interpretation material for the verse of

companion of Muhammad.[Notes 4][121]

In a

Prophetic biography, that Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas testified has saw Jibril and Mikail during that battle.[124]

In

Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, the reciter sends blessing upon Michael (with his name spelled as Mīkā'īl):[125][126]

O Allah! Bestow your blessing on Michael-angel of Your mercy and created for kindness and seeker of pardon for and supporter of the obedient people.

In the creation narrative of

Al-Tha'labi, whose narrative states that God tells Earth that some will obey him and others will not.[127]

Baha'i Faith

The archangel Michael seems to have never been mentioned publicly by

Jewish Mysticism[130]
– because "Baha'u'llah" means splendor or glory of God.

Gnosticism

In the Secret Book of John, a second-century text found in the Nag Hammadi codices of Gnosticism, Michael is placed in control of the demons who help Yaldabaoth create Adam, along with six others named Uriel, Asmenedas, Saphasatoel, Aarmouriam, Richram, and Amiorps.[131] According to Origen of Alexandria in his work Against Celsus, Michael was represented as a lion on the Ophite Diagram.[132]

Feasts

Archangel Michael at a Portuguese feast in Cabeceiras de Basto

In the

Lutheran Calendar of Saints, the archangel's feast is celebrated on Michaelmas Day, 29 September. The day is also considered the feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, in the General Roman Calendar and the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels according to the Church of England.[133]

In the

Miracle at Chonae is commemorated on 6 September.[134][135]

In the calendar of the Church of England diocese of Truro, 8 May is the feast of St. Michael, Protector of Cornwall. The archangel Michael is one of the three patron saints of Cornwall.[136] The feast of the Appearing of S. Michael the Archangel is observed by Anglo-Catholics on 8 May.[137] From medieval times until 1960 it was also observed on that day in the Roman Catholic Church; the feast commemorates the archangel's apparition on Mount Gargano in Italy.[138]

In the Coptic Orthodox Church, the main feast day in 12 Hathor and 12 Paoni, and he is celebrated liturgically on the 12th of each Coptic month.

ROCOR Western Rite.[139]

Apparition of Saint Michael in 492 on Mount Gargano is commemorated on 8 May[140] and Dedication of Saint Michael the Archangel is commemorated on 29 September (Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate).[141]

Mont Saint-Michel by Saint Aubert of Avranches is commemorated on 16 October.[142]

On 7 April Oriental Orthodox Church commemorates deliverance prophet Jeremiah from prison by Michael.[143]

Patronages and orders

In late

medieval Christianity, Michael, together with Saint George, became the patron saint of chivalry and is now also considered the patron saint of police officers, paramedics and the military.[45][144]

Since the victorious Battle of Lechfeld against the Hungarians in 955, Michael was the patron saint of the Holy Roman Empire and still is the patron saint of modern Germany and other German-speaking regions formerly covered by the realm.

Statue of St Michael at the former seat of the Bavarian Military Order of Saint Michael in the Electoral Palace, Bonn, Germany.

In mid- to late fifteenth century, France was one of only four courts in

British honours system, a chivalric order founded in 1818 is also named for these two saints, the Order of St Michael and St George (see also: Order of Saint Michael).[147]

Prior to 1878, the Scapular of St. Michael the Archangel could be worn as part of a Roman Catholic Archconfraternity. Presently, enrollment is authorized as this holy scapular remains as one of the 18 approved by the Church.

Apart from his being a patron of warriors, the sick and the suffering also consider Archangel Michael their patron saint.

mariners in this famous sanctuary.[34] After the evangelisation of Germany, where mountains were often dedicated to pagan gods, Christians placed many mountains under the patronage of the Archangel, and numerous mountain chapels of St. Michael appeared all over Germany.[34]

Similarly, the Sanctuary of St. Michel (San Migel Aralarkoa), the oldest Christian building in Navarre (Spain), lies at the top of a hill on the

Coat of arms of Brussels
Coat of arms of Kyiv

He has been the patron saint of Brussels since the Middle Ages.[150] The city of Arkhangelsk in Russia is named for the Archangel. Ukraine and its capital Kyiv also consider Michael their patron saint and protector.[151]

In Linlithgow, Scotland, St. Michael has been the patron saint of the town since the thirteenth century, with St. Michael's Parish Church being originally constructed in 1134. Since the fourteenth century, Saint Michael has been the patron saint of Dumfries in Scotland, where a church dedicated to him was built at the southern end of the town, on a mound overlooking the River Nith.[152]

An

professed religious within the Anglican Church in North America, the North American component of the Anglican realignment movement.[154]

The city of Arkhangelsk, Russia, and the federal subject Arkhangelsk Oblast are named after Michael, the Archangel.

In the United States military Saint Michael is considered to be a patron of paratroopers and, in particular, the 82nd Airborne Division.[155] One of the first battles where the unit first was combat christened is the Battle of Saint-Mihiel during World War I.

The beret insignia of the French paratroopers is a winged arm grasping a dagger, representing Saint Michael.[156] Saint Michael is the patronus of Italian special forces 9° Reggimento "Col Moschin" and the Italian state police. Saint Michael (

Croatian Police and Croatian Army, his feast day being also celebrated as the Police day in Croatia.[157]

Legends

Judaism

There is a legend which seems to be of Jewish origin, and which was adopted by the

Nebuchadnezzar (c. 600 BC) against Jerusalem, and that Michael was afterward very active in freeing his nation from Babylonian captivity.[158]
According to midrash
Haman accused Israel on earth, the more Michael defended Israel in heaven".[160] It was Michael who reminded Ahasuerus that he was Mordecai's debtor;[161] and there is a legend that Michael appeared to the high priest Hyrcanus, promising him assistance.[162]

According to Legends of the Jews, archangel Michael was the chief of a band of angels who questioned God's decision to create man on Earth. The entire band of angels, except for Michael, was then consumed by fire.[163]

Christianity

Miracle at Chonae on September 6.[164] The pious legend surrounding the event states that John the Apostle, when preaching nearby, foretold the appearance of Michael at Cheretopa near Lake Salda, where a healing spring appeared soon after the Apostle left; in gratitude for the healing of his daughter, one pilgrim built a church on the site.[165] Local pagans, who are described as jealous of the healing power of the spring and the church, attempt to drown the church by redirecting the river, but the Archangel, "in the likeness of a column of fire", split the bedrock to open up a new bed for the stream, directing the flow away from the church.[166] The legend is supposed to have predated the actual events, but the fifth- to seventh-century texts that refer to the miracle at Chonae formed the basis of specific paradigms for "properly approaching" angelic intermediaries for more effective prayers within the Christian culture.[167]

There is a late-fifth-century legend in Cornwall, England, that the Archangel appeared to fishermen on St Michael's Mount.[168] According to author Richard Freeman Johnson, this legend is likely a nationalistic twist to a myth.[168] Cornish legends also hold that the mount itself was constructed by giants[169] and that King Arthur battled a giant there.[170]

Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines
. The town fiesta was originally celebrated on the Feast of the Apparition at Mount Gargano on May 8.

The legend of the apparition of the Archangel at around AD 490 at a secluded hilltop cave on

Monte Gargano in Italy gained a following among the Lombards in the immediate period thereafter, and by the eighth century, pilgrims arrived from as far away as England.[171] The Tridentine calendar included a feast of the apparition on 8 May, the date of the 663 victory over the Greek Neapolitans that the Lombards of Manfredonia attributed to Saint Michael.[34] The feast remained in the Roman liturgical calendar until removed in the revision of Pope John XXIII. The Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo
at Gargano is a major Catholic pilgrimage site.

According to Roman legends, Archangel Michael appeared with a sword over the

Gregory I the Great (c. 590–604) that the plague should cease. After the plague ended, in honor of the occasion, the pope called the mausoleum "Castel Sant'Angelo" (Castle of the Holy Angel), the name by which it is still known.[38]

According to

Benedictine abbey on the mount, and it remains a major pilgrimage site.[174]

A

Archangel Michael who had told to this devoted Servant of God, in 1751, that he would like to be honored, and God glorified, by the praying of nine special invocations. These nine invocations correspond to invocations to the nine choirs of angels and origins the famous Chaplet of Saint Michael. This private revelation and prayers were approved by Pope Pius IX in 1851.[49][175]

From 1961 to 1965, four young schoolgirls had reported several apparitions of the Archangel Michael in the small village of

Virgin Mary. The Catholic Church has neither approved nor condemned the Garabandal apparitions.[176]

In literature, music, and art

Literature

In the 1667 English

epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton, Michael commands the army of angels loyal to God against the rebel forces of Satan. Armed with a sword from God's armory, he bests Satan in personal combat, wounding his side.[177]

In

The Golden Legend, Michael is one of the angels of the seven planets. He is the angel of Mercury.[178]

Music

Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Praelium Michaelis Archangeli factum in coelo cum dracone, H.410, oratorio for soloists, double chorus, strings and continuo (1683).[citation needed]

Artistic depictions

Main article: Archangel Michael in Christian art
St Michael
, in the treasury of the St Mark's Basilica

In Christian art, Archangel Michael may be depicted alone or with other angels such as Gabriel. Some depictions with Gabriel date back to the eighth century, e.g. the stone casket at Notre Dame de Mortain church in France.[179]

The widely reproduced image of

Mary and Jesus.[180]

In many depictions, Michael is represented as an angelic warrior, fully armed with helmet, sword, and shield.

Emperor Constantine defeated Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople in AD 324, not far from the Michaelion, a church dedicated to Archangel Michael.[35]

Constantine felt that Licinius was an agent of Satan and associated him with the serpent described in the

warrior saint.[35]

In less common depiction, Michael holds a pair of scales, weighs the souls of the departed and holds the

book of life (as in the Book of Revelation) to show he partakes in the judgment.[179] Michelangelo depicted this scene on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel.[183]

In

Day of Judgement.[184]

Churches dedicated to Saint Michael

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Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy
, France
Jesuit church, Munich, Bavaria
, Germany
Roman Catholic church, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania
, Romania

See also

Notes

  1. Arabic: ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, romanized
    : Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl)
  2. ^ found in Mustadrak al Sahihayn.[115] The complete narration from Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri were:... Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Yaqoub has reported from Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al-Saadi, who told us Muhammad bin Khalid bin Uthma, told us Musa bin Yaqoub, told me Abu Al-Huwairith, that Muhammad bin Jubayr bin Mut’im told him, that he heard Ali – may God be pleased with him – addresses the people, and he said: While I was leaving from the well of Badr, a strong wind came, the like of which I had never seen, then it left, then came a strong wind, the like of which I have never seen except for the one before it, then it went, then came a strong wind that I did not see before. I have never seen anything like it except for the one before it, and the first wind was Gabriel descended among a thousand angels with the Messenger of God – may God bless him and grant him peace – and the second wind was Michael who descended among a thousand angels to the right of the Messenger of God – may God bless him and his family and grant them peace – and Abu Bakr was On his right, and the third wind was Israfil. He descended with a thousand angels on the side of the Messenger of God – may God's prayers and peace be upon him and his family – and I was on the right side. When God Almighty defeated his enemies, the Messenger of God – may God's prayers and peace be upon him and his family – carried me on his horse, I blew up, and I fell On my heels, I prayed to God Almighty... Ibn al Mulqin [id], Hadith scholar from Córdoba of 13-14 AD century, evaluate this hadith tha he found weaknesses in Musa ibn Yaqoub and Abu al Huwairith chain, so he deemed there is weakness about this hadith.[116] More recent scholarship from Ali Hasan al-Halabi notes another hadith which supports the participation of Raphael in Badr[114]
  3. Munkar and should not be trusted.[119]
  4. ^ According to one Hadith, Muhammad were told that the angels that appeared in the battle of Badr were highest in status and the "best of angels" according to Gabriel.[120]

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