St. Michael the Archangel Prayer Holy Card

Saint Michael the Archangel 1640s Ignacio de Ries Spanish Ries was the son of a Flemish painter who had settled in Seville. In the mid-1630s he worked for Zurbarán, some of whose paintings are displayed in this gallery and to whom this picture was long attributed. Now recognized as one of Ries’s finest works, dating from the 1640s, this painting relates to both Flemish and Italian traditions. The open-mouthed figure of Satan "cast out [of heaven] into the earth" (Rev. 12:9) especially recalls the work of Ribera. Image and Description: Metropolitan Museum of Art Prayer to St. Michael on the back St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.