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Derivation

• Greek: drakon, serpent

Article

In the Old Testament, especially in the Psalms, a designation for some very large sea animal (Psalm 103) or a serpent (Psalm 90). In Apocalypse 12 it is the chieftain of the host of fallen angels fights with Michael and his angels, and the dragon is defeated, “that old serpent who is called the devil and Satan.” In art the devil is frequently pictured as a dragon, a huge winged lizard.

Associated in Art with

• Michael the Archangel
• Pope Saint Celestine I
• Saint Adelard of Corbie
• Saint Agapitus the Martyr
• Saint Amand of Maastricht
• Saint Armagillus of Brittany
• Saint Barlaam
• Saint Beatus of Lungern
• Saint Bernerio of Eboli
• Saint Brieuc of Brittany
• Saint Clement of Metz
• Saint Crescentinus
• Saint Donatus of Arezzo
• Saint Eucharius of Trier
• Saint George
• Saint Godehard of Hildesheim
• Saint Hilary of Poitiers
• Saint Jean of Réomay
• Saint Juliana of Nicomedia
• Saint Liphardus of Orleans
• Saint Magnus of Füssen
• Saint Marcel of Paris
• Saint Margaret of Antioch
• Saint Martha of Bethany
• Saint Philip the Apostle
• Saint Rufillus of Forlimpopoli
• Saint Servatus of Tongres
• Saint Tryphon of Lampsacus
• Saint Tudwal of Tréguier
• Saint Verano of Cavaillon

MLA Citation

• “dragon“. Emblems of the Faith. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 April 2009. Web. 15 November 2018. <>