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Patillas in Municipio de Patillas, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
 

San Miguel Arcangel

[Michael the Archangel]

 
 
San Miguel Arcangel Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2023
1. San Miguel Arcangel Marker
Inscription.  
San Miguel es uno de los siete arcangeles y esta entre los tres guyos nombres, aparecen en la biblia. Los otro dos son Gabriel y Rafael. La santa iglesia da a San Miguel el mas alto lugar entre los arcangeles y le llama "Principe de los Espiritus Celebrantales", "Jefe o Cabeza de la Milicia Celestial" ya desde el antiguo testamento parece como el gran defensor del pueblo de Dios contra el demondo y su oderosa defensa continua en el nuevo testamento.

Guerrero, el conquistador de Lucifer, poniendo su talon sobre la cabeza del enemigo infernal, amenazangole con su espada, traspasandolo con su lanza, o presto para un cadenarlo para siempre en el abismo del infierno.

[English translation:]
San Miguel is one of the seven archangels and is among the three archangels named in the Bible. The other two are Gabriel and Rafael. The holy church gives Saint Michael the highest place among the archangels and calls him "Prince of the Celebrant Spirits", "Head of the Celestial Militia." In the Old Testament he serves as the great defender of the people of God against the demon and his powerful defense continues in the New Testament.

Warrior, the conqueror of Lucifer, placing his heel on the head of the infernal enemy, threatening him with his sword, piercing him with his spear, or ready to chain him forever in the abyss of Hell.
 
Erected 2006
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by Municipio de Patillas, Hon. Benjamin Cintron Lebron, Alcalde.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyReligion & Religious Structures.
 
Location. 18° 0.412′ N, 66° 0.75′ W. Marker is in Patillas in Municipio de Patillas, Puerto Rico. It is at the intersection of Calle Alberto Ricci and Calle Yarino, on the right when traveling north on Calle Alberto Ricci. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Yarino 1, Patillas PR 00723, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Puerto Rico’s Southern Coastal Zone. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Calle Los Congos - Patillas (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Memorial a los Veteranos
San Miguel Arcangel Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2023
2. San Miguel Arcangel Marker
(about 700 feet away); Calle Paulino Rodrνguez Bernier (approx. half a kilometer away); Municipio de Patillas (approx. half a kilometer away); Alcaldes de Patillas (approx. half a kilometer away); Monumento a Korea y Vietnam (approx. 7 kilometers away); Samuel F.B. Morse (approx. 7.4 kilometers away); Samuel F.B. Morse en Arroyo, P.R. (approx. 7.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Patillas.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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