Christian Angelology

The Archangel Michael Trampling the Devil Underfoot. 1676. 23 x 20.5 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Hierarchy Of Angels

Hierarchy Of Angels A hierarchy of angels is a belief or tradition found in the angelology of different religions, which holds that there are different levels or ranks of angels. Higher ranks may be asserted to have greater power or authority over lower ranks, and different ranks have differences in...

Full title: The Assumption of the Virgin.Artist: Francesco Botticini.Date made: probably about 1475-6.Source: http://www.nationalgalleryimages.co.uk/.Contact: picture.library@nationalgallery.co.uk..Copyright © The National Gallery, London

Christian Angelology

Christian Angelology This article covers Christian Angelology in detail. In Christianity, angels are agents of God, based on angels in Judaism. The most influential Christian angelic hierarchy was that put forward by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 4th or 5th century in his book De Coelesti Hierarchia (On the Celestial Hierarchy). During the Middle Ages, many schemes were proposed...