St Michael Medal Silvertone Shiny Rectangular 1" long

Michael is mentioned three times in the Book of Daniel, once as a "great prince who stands up for the children of your people".  In the New Testament Michael leads God's armies against Satan’s forces in the Book of Revelation, where during the war in heaven he defeats Satan. In the Epistle of Jude, Michael is specifically referred to as "the archangel Michael". Christian sanctuaries to Michael appeared in the 4th century, when he was first seen as a healing angel, and then over time as a protector and the leader of the army of God against the forces of evil.   The archangel's feast is celebrated on Michaelmas Day, September 29. The day is also considered the feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels. Michael, together with St George, became the patron saint of chivalry and is now also considered the patron saint of police officers, paramedics, firefighters. Apart from his being a patron of warriors, the sick and the suffering also consider Archangel Michael their patron saint. In many depictions Michael is represented as an angelic warrior, fully armed with helmet, sword, and shield. The shield may bears the Latin inscription Quis ut Deus (who is like God?- a literal translation of his name). He may be standing over a serpent, a dragon, or the defeated figure of Satan, whom he sometimes pierces with a lance. 

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