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Bas relief of a seraph carrying a hot coal on the walls of the Jerusalem International YMCA.. A seraph (/ ˈ s ɛr ə f /; pl.: seraphim / ˈ s ɛr ə f ɪ m /; Hebrew: שְׂרָפִים sərāp̄īm, pl. שָׂרָף sārāp̄) [a] is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism.
The kedusha section in the morning prayer (in the blessings preceding the recitation of the Shema) includes the phrase, "The ophanim and the holy living creatures with great uproar raise themselves up; facing the seraphim they offer praise, saying, 'Blessed be God's glory from His place."
Let all mortal flesh keep silent, and stand with fear and trembling, and in itself consider nothing earthly; for the King of kings and Lord of lords cometh forth to be sacrificed, and given as food to the believers; and there go before Him the choirs of Angels, with every Dominion and Power, the many-eyed Cherubim and the six-winged Seraphim ...
Orthodox icon of nine orders of angels The ceiling mosaic of the Baptistery in Florence depicts (in the inmost octagon of images) seven of the orders of angelic beings (all but the Seraphim and Cherubim), under which are their Latin designations. In the angelology of different religions, a hierarchy of angels is a ranking system of angels. The ...
Seraphim of Sarov, whose name Motovilov had worked so hard to bring to Russian public awareness, was canonized in 1903. He remains one of the modern Orthodox Church's most beloved saints. Motovilov's manuscripts were mostly left unpublished, and were stored in disarray in baskets kept in the attic of his house.
Eponymously named as chief of the Seraphim, one of several for whom this office is claimed, Seraphiel is one of eight judge angels and a prince of the Merkabah. [1] In 3 Enoch , Seraphiel is described as an enormous, brilliant angel as tall as the seven heavens with a face like the face of angels and a body like the body of eagles.
The Royal Order of the Seraphim (Swedish: Kungliga Serafimerorden; Seraphim being a category of angels) is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, [1] together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Polar Star.
Seraph of the End (Japanese: 終わりのセラフ, Hepburn: Owari no Serafu, also known as Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto, with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya.