Michael (archangel)

Saint

Michael
Saint; Michael
	Saint Michael in The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Luca Giordano
Archangel, Prince (Commander) of the Heavenly Host
Venerated in	Judaism; All Christian denominations which venerate saints; Islam; Baháʼí Faith
Major shrine	Mont Saint-Michel, The 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	Protector of the Jewish people, Guardian of the Catholic Church, Vatican City, France, Germany, Normandy, dying people, poor souls, bankers, grocers, police officers, military personnel

Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i faith. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in 3rd and 2nd-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 Israel. Christianity adopted 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 author denounces heretics by contrasting them with Michael.

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