The story begins in 1975, when Cutburth became inspired to create St. Michael following a conversation with a Catholic nun. “She showed me a 10-inch-tall sculpture and I decided it had to be ...

The fourth will stand at another popular, nearby pilgrimage site: St. Michael’s Cave. A video on Schmalz’s YouTube channel shows the artist working on his Padre Pio sculptures in his studio ...

The 900-pound sculpture of St. Michael holding a downed policeman beneath his wings, with his sword raised above, stands beside flowers, photos and candles. Retired NYPD detective Patrick Brosnan ...

“Michael and his angels battled against the dragon,” Gargano recited. “The dragon and its angels fought back, but they did not prevail.” A bright sculpture of Saint Michael, with the devil at his feet ...

A 16th-century wooden figure of St. George restored at St. Michael’s Church in Estella, Spain. ACRE Restorers Association. Never hire a furniture repair service to do the job of an art restorer.

while the mayor defended the “beautiful public art.” The Patriot Ledger first reported on the plans to add statues of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian, the patron saints of police and ...

We spent time at church and then with more family as everyone prepared for the evening activities where men carried a lighted Saint Michael sculpture through the streets. It was a breathtaking sight.

The sculpture that will be placed in St. Michael’s Cave depicts the archangel protecting Padre Pio, as he kneels in prayer, from a demon. “It makes me so happy that [on] ...