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Sint Michiel

Saint Michael

Archangel, the field commander of the Army of God. He is often depicted slaying Satan represented as a dragon, and with a shield with text quis ut deus (Who is like God?, a literal translation of the name Michael).
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Description

Beeld van Sint Michiel die met zijn speer de draak doorsteekt, in een nis.
Het beeld ziet er modern uit en dateert mogelijk van ca. 2004, toen het Augustijnenklooster als stadhuis in gebruik genomen werd.

Statue of Saint Michael stabbing the dragon with his spear, in a niche.
The statue looks modern and may date from around 2004, when the Augustinian Monastery was inaugurated as a town hall.

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Locatie (N 51°8'22" - E 5°35'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: beli070; Photograph: 21 August 2021
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