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Bernkastel-Kues
Lkr. Bernkastel-Wittlich
Rheinland-Pfalz

Alter Graacher Weg
(Graacher Tor)

Sankt Michael

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).
(Wikipedia)

20th century copy

Description

Polychrome stone statue in a niche above the town gate. On his shield the text Quis ut Deus, Latin for "Who is like God?", a literal translation of the name Michael (Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל‎, transliterated Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl).

Inscription(s)

St. Michael

Annotation

The original statue is in the Diözesanenmuseum in Trier.

Saint Michael and the dragon

The motif of Michael and the dragon appears in Michael's fight with Samael in the Assumption of Moses, a Jewish apocryphal work.
The characteristic difference with the other dragonslayer saint George is that Michael as an angel is always depicted with wings.

Sources & Information

Datenbank der Kulturgüter in der Region Trier, Gemeinde Bernkastel-Kues.

Locatie (N 49°55'1" - E 7°4'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp142; Photograph: 20 April 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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