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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 ...
Archangel, Leader of Principalities "Power of God"; Archangel of pride, grace and beauty Virtues (type) Christianity, Judaism (type) Controlling the elements. Watcher (type) Grigori Christianity, Judaism (type) Various Wormwood: Christianity: war Yadathan: Mandaeism Uthra Guardian of the "first river", stands at the Gate of Life Yarhibol
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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 word archangel is only used twice in the New Testament: in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 1:9. In most Christian traditions, Gabriel is also considered an archangel, but there is no direct literary support for this assumption. The term archangel appears only in the singular, never plural, and only in specific reference to Michael.
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