archangel Michael
An archangel who appeared in visions to Joan of Arc in 1428. Joan testified that Michael, along with Saint Margaret and Saint Catherine, guided her to help Charles VII save France from English domination. The visions from these holy figures provided divine guidance for her military mission.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Testified to have appeared in visions to Joan of Arc beginning in 1428, guiding her military mission during the Hundred Years' War.
Relationships
- allied with
- Saint Margaret, Saint Catherine
- co occurs with
- Angel of the Lord, Messiah, Theodore, Demetrius, George
- manifests as
- Christ
- syncretized with
- Elegbara
- enemy of
- Aktzin
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“In 1428, she requested to be taken to Charles VII, later testifying that she was guided by visions from the archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine to help him save France from English domination.”
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“Jehovah's Witnesses teach that the angel who brought the Israelites into their promised land (and would not pardon transgression because God's name was in him Exodus 23:20–21) was "God's firstborn Son". They sometimes refer to the pre-existent Christ as the archangel Michael.”
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