Saint Archangel Michael

Iconography

Icon of Saint Michael the Archangel. The waist-length figure in a frontal position. He holds a sphere with his left hand and a sword in his raised right hand. The halo of Saint Michael is filled with floral ornaments.

About the Motive

The Saint Archangel Michael icon is made according to the visual of a lithic icon made in the second half of the 17th century in the church of the Holy Virgin Perivlepta (Saint Kliment) in Ohrid.

For the Saint

Saint Archangel Michael is mentioned already in the Old Testament of the Bible, represented as the commander (leader) of the Lord’s army. Saint Michael the Archangel is among the main angels in the Abrahamic Traditions and it is said that his name was the battle exclamation of the angels in the heavens.

In 1469, the first knightly order, the Order of Saint Michael, was established in France. Saint Archangel Michael, together with Saint George, became the patron saint of chivalry. Still in many Christian societies Saint Michael is considered the patron saint of fighters, policemen and soldiers.

About the Product

A suitable gift for family patron’s day, name day, baptism, moving into a new home…