Saint · Feast 29 September
Saint Michael the Archangel
Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangels. The feast day is 29 September, kept as a feast in the General Roman Calendar.
- Feast
- 29 September · Feast
- Remembered as
- Archangels
- Patron of
- Soldiers, Police officers
The life
St. Michael is one of the principal angels; his name was the war-cry of the good angels in the battle fought in heaven against the enemy and his followers. Four times his name is recorded in Scripture:
From the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), article “St. Michael the Archangel”, in the public domain. Some details may since have been revised by later research. Read the whole article on Wikisource.
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