Sculpture of St. Michael for some period installed in the centre of Kiev

Photo and drawings: ©Andrew Turtsevych

From earliest time archangel Michael was considered to be a patron of Kiev.

The Emblem of Kiev is a heraldic shield featured a blue field with archangel Michael depicted in its central part holding a fiery sword in his right hang and a shield in his left.

Emblem of Kiev

This emblem is known to have been first used as the emblem of Kiev in 1782.

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