St. Michael the Archangel is one of the 72 angels who have the mystical name of God. In the Biblical tradition Michael is the greatest of all the angels.
St. Michael is the patron of the Guardian of the Catholic Church, Ukrainian city of Kiev, the Guardian of Vatican City, protector of the Jewish people, police officers, military, grocers, mariners, paratroopers.
God gave Michael great privileges. It was he who blew the pipe in the doomsday. The word “angel” in Greek means messenger. God often tells us His will through them.
The name Michael – in Hebrew means “Who is like God”, “like God”.
St. Michael the Archangel is called the prince in the Scripture, the leader of the Lord’s army, and he is depicted as the main fighter against the devil and all iniquity among people. Hence, his church name is the senior warrior, the leader.
He is dressed in armor and armed with a sword and shield or spear. He has wings that allows to distinguish him from the other dragonfighter – St. George.
The Church looks up to St. Michael the Archangel as a defender of faith and a fighter against heresies and all evil. At the beginning of the 4th century on November, 8 the Church established the celebration of the aggregate of the holy angels led by St. Michael the Archangel.
In the Russian Heraldry the Archangel Michael is depicted in the coats of arms of the cities of Arkhangelsk and Kiev.
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Dog tag “Airborne Troops of Russia” (Eagle) is made of stainless steel by stamping. It is a relief image of an eagle with spread wings, sitting on forged figured shield and clutching a tulip flower.
In the background is the open canopy.
At the bottom of the tag is the inscription: “Strength, Courage, Fortitude.”
The eagle is the symbol of the “airborne infantry”.
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An Orthodox Christian Easter Egg made of finewood with the image of the Icon of “Our Lady of Jerusalem”.
The Virgin of Jerusalem is an image of Hodegetria, bowed to Crist Child’s head, as in Eleusa (Tenderness) iconographic type.
According to legend, it is one of 70 icons of Our Lady by St. Luke the Evangelist, painted in the year of the Assumption (death) of the Virgin Mary – 15th year after the Ascension of the Lord.
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An Orthodox Christian Easter Egg made of finewood with the image of the Icon of “Christ Pantocrator”.
The iconic image of Christ Pantocrator is considered one the first images of the Lord, appeared in the Early Christian Church.
It is still a central icon of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The is a half-length image of Jesus Christ, holding the New Testament in His left hand, and making a blessing gesture with the right.
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An Orthodox Christian Easter Egg made of finewood with the image of the Icon of “Christ Pantocrator” (Christ, Ruler of All).
The iconic image of Christ Pantocrator is considered one the first images of the Lord, appeared in the Early Christian Church. It is still a central icon of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The is a half-length image of Jesus Christ, holding the New Testament in His left hand, and making a blessing gesture with the right.
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