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ID: 901001176
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001176
Record Type: Character/Person

Michael, Archangel (Abrahamic religion character)

Note: In the Bible and in the Qurʾān, one of the archangels. He is repeatedly depicted as the “great captain,” the leader of the heavenly hosts, and the warrior helping the children of Israel. Early in the history of the Christian church he came to be regarded as helper of the church’s armies against the heathen.

Names:
Michael, Archangel (Abrahamic religion character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Michael (Abrahamic religion character) (English,U,N)
Michael the Archangel, Saint (Abrahamic religion character) (English,U,N)
Michael, Saint (Abrahamic religion character) (English,U,N)
Mikail (Abrahamic religion character) (undetermined,U,N)
Mikhaeʾl (Abrahamic religion character) (undetermined,U,N)
מיכאל (Abrahamic religion character) (Hebrew,U,N)
Mikhaʾel (Abrahamic religion character) (Hebrew (transliterated),U,N)
Mīkāl (Abrahamic religion character) (Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
Mīkhāʾīl (Abrahamic religion character) (Arabic (transliterated),U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament characters> (P)
............Michael, Archangel (Abrahamic religion character) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Saint Michael the Archangel Slaying the Dragon
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Legend of Saint Michael the Archangel (Abrahamic religions iconography), Saint Michael the Archangel Slaying the Dragon (Abrahamic religions narrative)) [901000651]
is actor for .... Legend of Saint Michael the Archangel
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Legend of Saint Michael the Archangel (Abrahamic religions iconography)) [901001173]
is actor for .... Saint Michael weighing souls
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Legend of Saint Michael the Archangel (Abrahamic religions iconography), Saint Michael weighing souls (Christian iconography)) [901002108]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... religious character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... archangel
.....(angels (spirits), spirits (beings), people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Abrahamic religions
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Michael, Archangel (Abrahamic religion character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 11G1834 apparitions of the Archangel Michael
Michael (Abrahamic religion character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 2001096929
Michael the Archangel, Saint (Abrahamic religion character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Michael, Saint (Abrahamic religion character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Mikail (Abrahamic religion character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Mikhaeʾl (Abrahamic religion character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
מיכאל (Abrahamic religion character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Mikhaʾel (Abrahamic religion character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Mīkāl (Abrahamic religion character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Mīkhāʾīl (Abrahamic religion character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Michael," accessed 1 July 2017
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)

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