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This is an exquisitely powerful depiction of St. Michael overcoming the devil by Guido Reni.  It is on a lovely wooden peaked Florentine plaque, covered in hand applied gold leaf.  The plaque measures 19 1/2 in. x 11 3/4 in. and is made in Italy.

St. Michael the Archangel

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 09/29 Patron Of: Mariners, Sailors, Seafarers, Artists, Bakers, Bankers, Battle, EMTs, Germany, Grocers, Paratroopers, Peril At Sea, Police Officers, Radiologists, Temptation, Holy Death, Against Temptations, Ambulance Drivers, Fencing, Knights, Hatters Memorial     29 September     8 May - Apparition of Saint Michael and Protector of Cornwall Profile     Archangel. Leader of the army of God during the Lucifer uprising. Devotion is common to Muslims, Christians and Jews with writings about him in all three cultures. Considered the guardian angel of Israel.     The feast of the Apparition of Saint Michael commemorates the 6th century appearance of the archangel on Mount Gargano near Manfredonia in southern Italy. Michael requested a church built in his honor at the site. If you find medals or holy cards with 'relics' of Michael, they are probably rock chips from the cave, or pieces of cloth that have touched it. Born     not applicable Died     hasn't Canonized     Pre-Congregation Name Meaning     Who is like God? (the battle cry of the heaven forces during the uprising) Patronage     against temptations; ambulance drivers; artists; bakers; bankers; banking; Basey, Samar, Philippines; battle; boatmen; Brecht, Belgium; Brussels, Belgium; Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico; Caltanissett, Sicily; diocese of Coimbatore, India; Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel; coopers; Cornwall, England; danger at sea; Dormagen, Germany; Dunakeszi, Hungary; dying people; emergency medical technicians; EMTs; England; fencing; Germany; Greek Air Force; greengrocers; grocers; haberdashers; hatmakers; hatters; holy death; diocese of Iligan, Philippines; knights; mariners; milleners; archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama; Naranjito, Puerto Rico; Papua, New Guinea; paramedics; paratroopers; diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida; police officers; Puebla, Mexico; radiologists; radiotherapists; sailors; diocese of San Angelo, Texas; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; archdiocese of Seattle, Washington; security forces; security guards; Sibenik, Croatia; sick people; Siegburg Abbey; soldiers; Spanish police officers; diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts; storms at sea; swordsmiths; Umbria, Italy; watermen; Zeitz, Germany All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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