Archangel Michael
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Summary
Archangel Michael is an archangel[1]. They draws 47,907 Wikipedia views per month (archangel category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Judaism[3], Christianity[4], Islam[5], Baháʼí Faith[6]
- Instance of: angel in Judaism[7], angels in Christianity[8], Mukarrabun[9]
- Commons category: Archangel Michael[10]
- Military, police or special rank: commander-in-chief[11]
- Canonization status: pre-congregation saint[12]
- Said to be the same as: Mikha'il[13]
- Feast day: November 8[14], September 29[15], September 6[16], November 21[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Michael (archangel)[18]
- Depicted by: Archangel Michael in Christian art[19], Bronze statue of Saint Michael in Castel Sant'Angelo[20], Monument to San Michele Arcangelo[21], Manuscript Leaf Cutting from a Choir Book with an Illuminated Initial B and the Archangel Michael[22], Saint Michael and Adoring Angels[23], Saint Michael and Lucifer[24], Archangel Michael[25], St Michael Vanquishing the Devil[26], Three Saints[27]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[30], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[31], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], New International Encyclopedia[34]
- Present in work: Bible[35], Paradise Lost[36], Golden Legend[37]
- Name in native language: מיכאל[38]
- Domain of saint or deity: Kyiv[39], Germany[40]
- Enemy: Satan[41]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Archangel Michael include Michaelmas[42], a Christian holy day[43]; Castel Sant'Angelo[44], a museum[45], in Italy[46], founded in 0139[47]; Arkhangelsk[48], a city or town[49], in Russia[50], founded in 1584[51]; Skellig Michael[52], an island[53], in Ireland[54]; Order of Saint Michael and Saint George[55], an order of chivalry[56], in United Kingdom[57], founded in 1818[58]; Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel[59], a minor basilica[60], in Italy[61], founded in 0700[62]; Coventry Cathedral[63], an Anglican or Episcopal cathedral[64], in United Kingdom[65], founded in 1951[66]; and Mykhailo Hrushevskyi[67], a politician[68], 1866–1934[69], of Russian Empire[70], specialised in history[71].
Why It Matters
Archangel Michael has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] They is known by 151 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for them include Michaelmas[42], a Christian holy day[43]; Castel Sant'Angelo[44], a museum[45], in Italy[46], founded in 0139[47]; Arkhangelsk[48], a city or town[49], in Russia[50], founded in 1584[51]; Skellig Michael[52], an island[53], in Ireland[54]; Order of Saint Michael and Saint George[55], an order of chivalry[56], in United Kingdom[57], founded in 1818[58]; and Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel[59], a minor basilica[60], in Italy[61], founded in 0700[62].