Michael (archangel)

Saint

Michael

the Archangel
Saint; Michael; the Archangel
	Archangel Michael defeats Satan, painting by Guido Reni (between 1630-1635)
Archangel; Prince and Commander of the Heavenly Host; Guardian of the Church
Venerated in	Judaism; All Christian denominations which venerate saints; Islam; Bahá'í Faith;
Major shrine	Mont Saint-Michel, Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel
Feast	29 September ("Michaelmas" – Catholic Church, Anglican Communion and Lutheranism); 8 November (New Calendar Eastern Orthodox Churches); 8 November (Eastern Catholic Churches); 21 November (Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Churches); 12th of each month in Coptic calendar (Coptic Churches); Many other local and historical feasts;
Attributes	banner, scales, weighing souls, sword, slaying Satan or a dragon
Patronage	Guardian of the Catholic Church, Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, Italy, France, Germany, Israel Normandy, France, Kyiv, Ukraine, Laoang, dying people, poor souls, bankers, grocers, Police, especially Police Officers, Military, especially military personnel and others, et cetera.

Michael, also called Archangel Michael or Michael the Taxiarch, is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam while additionally being a saint in Christianity. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second-century BC Jewish works, often but not always apocalyptic, where he is the chief of the angels and archangels, and he is the guardian prince of Israel and is responsible for the care of the people of Israel. Christianity conserved nearly all the Jewish traditions concerning him, and he is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12, where he does battle with Satan, and in the Epistle of Jude, where the archangel and the devil dispute over the body of Moses.