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Michael (biblical)

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In this 15th-century painting on the walls of South Leigh church in Oxfordshire, St Michael, with wings and sword raised, weighs a departed soul in the balance. On the left, the Virgin Mary uses rosary beads in an attempt to tip the balance in favour of salvation. On the opposite side, devils with trumpets and pitchforks try to ensure the soul is damned.

In the Old Testament, an archangel, referred to as the guardian angel of Israel. In the New Testament Book of Revelation he leads the hosts of heaven to battle against Satan. In paintings, he is depicted with a flaming sword and sometimes a pair of scales. Feast day 29 September (Michaelmas).



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