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  2. Hierarchy of angels - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of angels in theology - Wikipedia

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    Enemy of Jesus, lies, temptation, the Dragon, the ruler of demons (Christianity), Symbol of the lower nature of men (Baháʼí Faith) Saureil: Ṣaureil Qmamir Ziwa Mandaeism: Uthra: Angel of Death Schemhampharae: Christianity, Judaism A list of 72 angels of the 9 choir orders, with esoteric meaning related to the names of God Selaphiel ...

  4. Archangel - Wikipedia

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    They believe Jesus is an archangel in the true sense of the word—the supreme leader of angels. [49] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) interprets the term "archangel" as meaning "Chief Angel", [50] Michael is the only individual so designated in the Latter Day Saints canon. [51]

  5. Seven Archangels - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. Seraph - Wikipedia

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    "Seraphim" is also the name of one of the attainable transformations in the game (gained by gathering a certain quantity of specific items), although it does not resemble a seraph aesthetically. Seraphs also appear in the CW TV show Supernatural (American TV series). They are shown as more powerful angels, but still weaker than an Archangel.

  7. Cassiel - Wikipedia

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    Following Honorius and the Heptameron, Cassiel appears in the Liber de Angelis as Cassael (again the angel over Saturn), and, in various editions of the Key of Solomon, as Cassiel or Cassael (the angel—sometimes archangel—of Saturn or Saturday), [8] [9] [10] and again in the Sigillum Dei. [16]

  8. Michael (archangel) - Wikipedia

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    The archangel Michael is one of the three patron saints of Cornwall. [137] The feast of the Appearing of S. Michael the Archangel is observed by Anglo-Catholics on 8 May. [138] From medieval times until 1960 it was also observed on that day in the Roman Catholic Church; the feast commemorates the archangel's apparition on Mount Gargano in Italy ...

  9. Sandalphon - Wikipedia

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    Sandalphon (Hebrew: סַנְדַּלְפוֹן Sandalp̄ōn; Greek: Σανδαλφών Sandalphṓn) is an archangel in Jewish and Christian writings, although not in scripture. Sandalphon figures prominently in the mystical literary traditions of Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity , notably in the Midrash , Talmud , and Kabbalah and is ...