San Miguel Arcangel - St. Michael Archangel - AOMTA
by Br Arturo Olivas OFS
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San Miguel Arcangel - St. Michael Archangel - AOMTA
Artist
Br Arturo Olivas OFS
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Painting - Retablos
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Both the Old and the New Testament refer to the legions of angels, which do God�s bidding. One of the best known and loved of the angels is Michael. He is described in Revelation 12:7-9 as leading his soldier angels in battle against the dragon, which represents evil. In Christian tradition he is the general of the heavenly host and defender of the church militant. He is the angel of Divine wrath and judgement and clears the way for the return of Christ at the end of the world. As the warrior angel, Michael fights to ward off temptation and to defend souls against attacks from Satan, especially at the moment of death.
St. Michael is usually shown dressed as a soldier in the uniform of a Roman centurion. He carries a sword or lance in one hand and sometimes the scales of judgement in the other. He can be shown with or without the dragon or some other kind of monster being trampled under foot. Mexican settlers brought devotion to St. Michael to New Mexico in the 16th century. A chapel built by Mexican Tlaxcalan Indians in Santa Fe during the mid-seventeenth century was dedicated to St. Michael and still stands not far from the ancient plaza. New Mexican artists called santeros painted his image on pine panels with natural pigments and sealed with pinon sap varnish. These artists sometimes replaced the traditional dragon of European origin with the deadly rattlesnake of the southwest.
St. Michael is appealed to for protection against temptation and evil, especially at the moment before death. He is the patron of soldiers and the guardian of small children.
His feast day is September 29.
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