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unusual facts about St. Michael the Archangel



Order of St. Michael the Archangel

It was created in commemoration of the 1000 years of Russian Orthodoxy, the 375th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of the House of Romanov, and the 50th anniversary of his own accession as head of the dynasty.

Created in 2012, the Association is a private philanthropic endeavor of the Russian Imperial House.

Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Mt. Poinsur

Around 1630, the parish counted some 1500 parishioners in the villages of Mount Poinsur, Dhainsa, Simpor, Canaria and Cassor, with a chapel dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel in Canaria.

Scapular of St. Michael the Archangel

Pope Pius IX gave this scapular his blessing, but it was first formally approved under Pope Leo XIII, who sanctioned the Archconfraternity of the Scapular of St. Michael.


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Chaplet of Saint Michael

The Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel is a chaplet resulting from a private revelation by the Archangel Michael to the Portuguese Carmelite nun Antónia d'Astónaco.

Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit

Janssen purchased land in Steyl, the Netherlands to begin his seminary, dedicated in 1875 as "St. Michael the Archangel Mission House".