Beautiful woodcarved icon of Holy Archangel Michael. The woodcarving is extremely beautiful and very high quality. The wood is oak. Dimensions: 32/21/4 cm. Saint Archangel Michael is the chief archangel, the chief guardian of the kingdom of heaven and the chief guardian of God's law. Archangel Michael protects the home, protects from evil spirits, magic and spells, protects from visible and invisible threats, gives confidence and strength to make important decisions, protects the sleeping, a strong healer and giver of strength in sadness, overcomes diseases, etc. Helps in need and request, bringing help to both believers and atheists! In Orthodoxy, he is also considered the patron saint of the military, builders and construction. Angels and archangels The world of angels is the invisible world, created by God before the visible, material world. We know almost nothing about this world, because it is not even described in the Bible. There are metaphorical descriptions in it, where the ministers of the Church speak of angels as spiritual beings who have a personality, spirit, power, mind and will. The word "angel" in translation from Greek means "messenger". Angels are God's messengers or intermediaries in the implementation of God's will for the world as a whole and for the individual in particular. In addition, angels are intercessors for people before God and are warriors in the fight against His enemies. The names of 7 archangels are known. The Holy Scripture introduces us to the archangels Michael and Gabriel in its canonical books, and Raphael, Uriel, Salathiel, Jegudiel and Barachiel - in the apocryphal literature. Archangel Michael is called "prince" in Scripture, "leader of the army of the Lord", he is the main fighter against evil in the world. Hence his name "archistrag" - senior warrior, military leader. The name of Archangel Michael means "like God" or "equal to God" and he is the highest-ranking among the angels.