. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . arving of the horse are alike in both cases,but the Brinsop example has two more orless mutilated birds (? doves) over S. Georgeshead, and the arch stones around containsome of the signs of the Zodiac. The symbol-ism of S. Michael slaying the dragon is basedon Rev. xii. 7,8, and Jude 9. This archangelwas accounted to be the special patron ofthe Jews after the Captivity, and afterwardshe naturally became the patron and protectorof Christians. He is said to have appearedto S. Aubert, Bishop of Avranches, in 708,and to
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . arving of the horse are alike in both cases,but the Brinsop example has two more orless mutilated birds (? doves) over S. Georgeshead, and the arch stones around containsome of the signs of the Zodiac. The symbol-ism of S. Michael slaying the dragon is basedon Rev. xii. 7,8, and Jude 9. This archangelwas accounted to be the special patron ofthe Jews after the Captivity, and afterwardshe naturally became the patron and protectorof Christians. He is said to have appearedto S. Aubert, Bishop of Avranches, in 708,and to have commanded him to build a churchin his honour on what is now Mont S. Michelin Normandy. When the bishop had done thearchangels bidding, Mont S. Michel becamea favourite place of pilgrimage, and churcheswere built in other parts of Europe with asimilar dedication on the tops of high Michaels Mount, Cornwall, and S. MichaelsChapel, Torquay, are familiar instances of this. We are famihar with the archangel in paint-ings of the Doom, which were so often placed 174. 44a
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