St. Joseph, Protector of the Church - 2 Different

The figures on these stickers were extracted, respectively, from an 1889 black-and-white litho and a c. 1890 chromolithograph. In both cases, St. Joseph is portrayed in his role as protector of The Church. The towering figure of St. Joseph, much larger and grander than the dragon, tramples out Satan’s power over the world by crushing the dragon beneath his feet and toppling the crown from the dragon’s head thus ending Satan’s dominion over humankind. + Principal Feast of St. Joseph: March 19; Feast of St. Joseph the Worker: May 1 + Image Credits for Extracted Figures (Left - DL 01): Antique lithograph of Sancte Joseph, Patronus Ecclesiae [Saint Joseph, Patron of the Church], originally published by Desclée, Lefebvre et Cie, Tournai, Belgium, 1889; (Right - VVP 009): Antique chromolithograph of Saint Joseph, Protector of the Church, Pray For Us [H. Jozef, beschermer der H. Kerk, B.V.O.] originally published by K[arel] v[an] d[er] Vyvere-Petyt, Bruges, Belgium, c. 1890. Both original devotional prints are from the designer’s private collection of religious ephemera.