BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
1562
Oil on oak, 117 x 162 cm
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels


St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle
Be our safeguard 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,
cast into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.


Amen.