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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
LDS Church doctrine also states that the archangel Michael was the first man, Adam. [52] Though no other being is identified as an "archangel", Joseph Smith taught that the angel Gabriel was known in mortality as Noah [53] and the angel Raphael is a being of significant standing, even though he has never been identified with any mortal prophet ...
The term archangel itself is not found in the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament, and in the Greek New Testament the term archangel only occurs in 1 Thessalonians 4 (1 Thessalonians 4:16) and the Epistle of Jude (), where it is used of Michael, who in Daniel 10 (Daniel 10:12) is called 'one of the chief princes,' and 'the great prince'.
The Chaplet of Saint Michael the archangel, a Catholic devotion also called the rosary of the angels, approved by Pope Pius IX, includes prayers and specific invocations for each of the nine choirs of angels.
The Archangel Michael wears a Roman military cloak and cuirass in this 17th-century depiction by Guido Reni. An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly , or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings , often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent ) and humanity (the profane ) in ...
"The fact that the archangel is an ordinary-looking person and not an idealized boy is typical of the artist", said Goldner. [88] In chronological order (to see each item, follow the link in the footnote): [89] Archangel Gabriel , early 10th century, Benaki Museum; The Archangel Gabriel, Pisan, c. 1325–1350, National Gallery of Art
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The term archangel appears only in the singular, never plural, and only in specific reference to Michael. 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 ...