St. Michael the Archangel
is the chief of the heavenly host, the celestial army that defends the
Church. He fights the rebel angels and the dragon of Revelations. He is
patron saint of knights and of all trades allied to the production of weapons
and scales.
See: Carlo Crivelli. St.
Michael.
Gerard David. Altar
of Archangel Michael.
Eugène Delacroix St.
Michael Defeats the Devil.
Dionysius. The
Archangel Michael.
Domenico Ghirlandaio Madonna
and Child Enthroned with Four Angels, the Archangels Michael and Raphael,
and St. Gusto and St. Zenobius.
Piero della Francesca. Archangel
Michael.
Raphael St.
Michael;
St. Michael and
Satan.
Andrei Rublev. Archangel
Michael.
Russian Icon. Archangel
Michael. The Archangel Michael.
The
Archangel Michael.
The
Archangel Michael.
Simon Ushakov. The
Archangel Michael Trampling the Devil Underfoot.
Recommended reading:
The
Book of Saints: The Lives of the Saints According to the Liturgical Calendar
by George Angelini, Victor Hoagland (Editor). Regina Press, Malhame &
Company, 1986.
365
Saints: Your Daily Guide to the Wisdom and Wonder of Their Lives
by Woodeene Koenig-Brick (Author). Harper SanFrancisco, 1995.
Lives
of the Saints: From Mary and Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother
Teresa by Richard McBrien (Author). Harper San Francisco, 2001.