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Michael's always thought to be the number one angel in Catholocism anyway. Sword raised, calling on people to fight, destroying evil towns. He was the first of the angels to bow to man which makes him a good foil to Lucifer.
The offical view from the Catholic church from the wiki.
The Catholic Church honors Michael with four main titles or offices. He is the Christian angel of death, carrying the souls of all the deceased to heaven, where they are weighed in his perfectly balanced scales (hence Michael is often depicted holding scales). At the hour of death, Michael descends and gives each soul the chance to redeem itself before passing, thus consternating the devil and his minions. Michael is the special patron of the Chosen People in the Old Testament and is guardian of the Church; it was thus not unusual for the angel to be revered by the military orders of knights during the Middle Ages. Last, he is the supreme enemy of Satan and the fallen angels. |
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