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Archangel, Cherub, Watcher, Ancestor of All-Jinns, Al-Wazrul Jannah. (Domains of Samael may also apply to) Azrael: Malʾak al-Mawt (Arabic) Islam, Early Christianity The Death Psychopomp: Barachiel: Christianity, Judaism Archangel, chief of the guardian angels Guardian Angels Baraqiel: Baraqel, Baraqijal Christianity, Judaism Watcher, Archangel
The concept of Seven Archangels is found in some works of early Jewish literature and in Christianity. [1] In those texts, they are referenced as the angels who serve God directly. The Catholic Church venerates seven archangels: in Latin Christianity, three are invoked by name (Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael) while the Eastern Catholic Churches ...
Archangel is derived from Greek archángelos (ἀρχάγγελος), with the Greek prefix arch-meaning 'chief'. A common misconception is that archangels constitute the highest rank of angel in Christianity; this likely stems from the etymology of their name, as well as their presentation in John Milton's Paradise Lost. [4]
The name of the archangel Raphael appears only in the Book of Tobit (Tobias). The Holy See's 2001 Directory on popular piety states: "The practice of assigning names to the Holy Angels should be discouraged, except in the cases of Gabriel, Raphael and Michael whose names are contained in Holy Scripture". [39]
The angel Jophiel (Heb. יוֹפִיאֵל Yōp̄īʾēl, "Beauty of God"), [1] [2] also called Iophiel, Iofiel, Jofiel, Yofiel, Youfiel, Zophiel (צֹפִיאֵל Ṣōp̄īʾēl, "God is my watchman") [3] and Zuriel (צוּרִיאֵל Ṣūrīʾēl, "God is my rock"), [4] is an archangel in Christian and Jewish angelology.
Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach. The name Haniel derives from the Hebrew Ḥēn (חֵן), meaning "grace, favour, charm" [3] (qualities associated with Venus) + the suffix -ʾĒl, "God". It is equivalent to the Phoenician name "Hannibal."
Pages in category "Archangels" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The following list explains the titles and gives an exemplary saint for each title: Archangel: an angel of the second lowest rank, whose purpose is to act as a messenger of God to humans; this rank of angel is the only one to have known names [1] [2] (e.g. St. Michael) [3]