Saint Michael the Archangel - Hershey, PA - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

This statue of Saint Michael the Archangel is located outside of Saint Joan of Arc Church on West Areba Avenue in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The statue is on a stone pedestal on a patio to the east of the church. The patio and statue were the Eagle Scout project of Chris Hopstetter from Troop 108. The statue depicts Saint Michael holding a sword and shield, fighting a dragon. On the base of the statue is a plaque with the Prayer to St. Michael.

Saint Michael is one of God's chief angels, and is mentioned four times in the Sacred Scriptures - in the books of Daniel, Jude, and the Apocalypse (Revelation). According to the Catholic Encyclopedia: "Following these Scriptural passages, Christian tradition gives to St. Michael four offices:
*To fight against Satan.
*To rescue the souls of the faithful from the power of the enemy, especially at the hour of death.
*To be the champion of God's people, the Jews in the Old Law, the Christians in the New Testament; therefore he was the patron of the Church, and of the orders of knights during the Middle Ages.
*To call away from earth and bring men's souls to judgment."

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Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: St. Joan of Arc Church Entrance Fee: None Artist: Not listed Website: Not listed

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