Category talk:Icons of archistrateg Michael

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Category:Icons of archistrateg Michael

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Upmerge, unnecessary sub-category. Zoupan (talk) 02:51, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

it is subcategory for main Category:Icons of Michael - we put there icons where Michael is painted not as simply angel (for example in white) but as a heaven warrior (with weapon, in armour) - "archistrateg". It is the normal term in Christian iconography for this subject (see ru:Архангел Михаил#Иконография). If you don't know it - it doesn't mean it is unnecessary. --Shakko (talk) 17:39, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The article you linked to is still "Archangel Michael" and not "Archistrateg Michael". It would be best to add a commentary, clarifying that iconography often depict him as an "archistrategos".--Zoupan (talk) 18:00, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It would likely help with clarity to have something like Category:Archistrateg Michael or Category:Archangel Michael as archistrateg (whatever is more appropriate) and place this category (as well as Category:Appearance of Michael to Joshua as sub-category. - Themightyquill (talk) 07:40, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
no, it is the category not for all the images of Michael warrior, but for his icons. Icon - is the Orthodox church painting, tempera+wood. The words in the category's name "Icon", "Michael" and the variation of Greek "archistrategos" (or Russian transcription "archistrateg") is exactly what is this category about, and should be kept. I belive that in Catholic iconography the Michael-warrior isn't named with this Greek word, and Western European artworks (painting = oil+canvas; not icons) can't belong there. --Shakko (talk) 18:34, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I added the description of iconography into the category. --Shakko (talk) 18:43, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think you understood my suggestion. There *should* be a separate category for all images of michael warrior. This category should be a subcategory of that one, and contain all the icons.. As well, since Category:Appearance of Michael to Joshua makes no mention of the word icon, it should also be in that broader category. - Themightyquill (talk) 23:50, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Unless of course, there are unlikely to be any non-icon images of Archistrateg Michael. - Themightyquill (talk) 23:52, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Shakko, Zoupan, and Themightyquill: Closed (no consensus to delete or rename but broader parent category can be created if there are the files to make it appropriate) Josh (talk) 19:41, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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