Архангел Михаил – закрилник на градот Виница
Archangel Michael – guardian of the town of Vinica

Summary/Abstract: Most of terracotta reliefs in the collection from the early Christian period found at the archaeological site Vinica’s Fortress in Vinica, are whole or fragmented pieces with motifs of Archangel Michael. The cult of this saint persists in Vinica and Vinica’s area up to this day. The biggest church in the town is dedicated to the Archangel Michael.It was originally built in 1850, but later enlarged and upgraded. The feast of Saint Michael the Archangel (in the Orthodox Church celebrated on November 21 ac¬cording to Julian calendar ) is popularly known as Arangel, and many families glorify it as their family’s patron saint and it is a general belief that it is one of the major saint feast days.

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