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A Little Bit About 4 Famous Archangels

At times Uriel is tabbed as an archangel because 2 Esdras, the Apocryphal book, designates him as the archangel of salvation. The Catholic Church, however, has eliminated 2 Esdras from the Catholic doctrine. The Catholic Church has not officially acknowledged him as an archangel since 745 AD. The Coptic Church's Bible still contain the books of Esdras.  The Coptic Church celebrates Uriel’s feast day on July 28.

NAME:

MICHAEL

GABRIEL

RAPHAEL

URIEL

NAME MEANS:

HE WHO IS LIKE GOD

GOD IS MY STRENGTH

HEALER OF GOD

GOD IS MY LIGHT

IN THE
CATHOLIC FAITH:
KNOWN AS

ST. MICHAEL

ST. GABRIEL

ST. RAPHAEL

N/A

IN THE
JEWISH FAITH:
KNOWN AS

MIKHA'EL

GAVRI'EL

REPHA'EL

N/A

IN THE
MUSLIM FAITH:
KNOWN AS

MIKA'IL, MIKHA'IL

GIBRA'IL, JABRA'IL

ISRAFIL

N/A

ANGEL OF:

COURAGE, JUSTICE,
MOTIVATION, PATIENCE.

MERCY, ANNUNCIATION,
RESURRECTION, REVELATION

LOVE, JOY, LAUGHTER, HEALING

PEACE, NATURE, SPIRITUAL
UNDERSTANDING, SALVATION

SYMBOL:

SWORD

LILY

CADUCEUS

HAND HOLDING FLAME

OTHER SYMBOLS:

ARMOR, SCALES, BANNER WITH DOVE, DRAGON.

SCEPTOR, LANTERN, MIRROR, OLIVE
BRANCH, SHIELD, SPEAR, TRUMPET

FISH, BOTTLE/FLASK, HEALING BOWL

STAFF (REPRESENTS SPINAL COLUMN)

COLOR:

BLUE

WHITE

GREEN

RED

CHARACTERISTICS:

ALONG WITH GABRIEL, HE'S ONE OF THE TWO ANGELS NAMED IN THE HEBREW BIBLE, THE PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC BIBLE, AND THE QUR'AN. HE IS THE ONLY ANGEL MENTIONED AS AN ARCHANGEL IN THE PROTESTANT AND
CATHOLIC BIBLE. STRONG, AMBITIOUS, AUTHORITATIVE, PROTECTIVE, AND FEARLESS. ALSO BELIEVED TO BE THE
PROTECTOR OF ISRAEL.

ALONG WITH MICHAEL, HE'S ONE OF
TWO ANGELS NAMED IN THE HEBREW
BIBLE, THE PROTESTAN AND CATHOLIC
BIBLE,AND THE QUR'AN. CHARMING,
COMMUNICATIVE, ARTISTIC,
DIPLOMATIC, AND HELPFUL WITH
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

EVEN THOUGH RAPHAEL IS NOT
MENTIONED IN MOST MAJOR RELIGIOUS
TEXTS, HE IS FOUND IS THE BOOK OF
TOBIT, A NON-CANONICAL BOOK
(APOCRYPHAL) INCLUDED IN THE
CATHOLIC BIBLE, GENTLE,
COMPASSIONATE, SKILLFUL,
KNOWLEDGABLE, AND CONSCIOUS OF
HEALTH ISSUES.

THE ONLY ARCHANGEL NOT FOUND IN
ANY MAIN RELIGIOUS TEXTS. INSTEAD,
HE PLAYS A LARGE ROLE IN THE BOOK
OF ENOCH, A NON-CANONICAL TEXT
(APOCRYPHAL) NOT FOUND IN THE
PROTESTANT OR THE CATHOLIC BIBLE.
SOOTHING, WISE, GENEROUS, AND
NURTURING OF THE EARTH'S NATURAL
RESOURCES.

FEAST DAY

SEPTEMBER 29

SEPTEMBER 29

SEPTEMBER 29

JULY 28

CARDINAL POINT

SOUTH

WEST

EAST

NORTH

SEASON

SUMMER

FALL

SPRING

WINTER

ELEMENT

FIRE

WATER

AIR

EARTH

DAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

PATRON SAINT OF

POLICE OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, PARATROOPERS, SAILORS, MARINERS, SECURITY FORCES, AMBULANCE DRIVERS, BANKERS, BOATMEN, PARAMEDICS, SECURITY GUARDS.

AMBASSADORS, CLERGY, DIPLOMATS,
BROADCASTERS, WRITERS, TEACHERS,
JOURNALISTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
WORKERS, POSTAL WORKERS

PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS,
COUNSELORS, HEALTH INSPECTORS,
TRAVELERS, BLIND PEOPLE, THE
MENTALLY ILL, SHEPHERDS.

ARTISTS, POETS, MUSICIANS,
LITERATURE LOVERS, PROPHETS,
ECOLOGISTS, NATURE LOVERS,
FARMERS, SCIENTISTS.

HELPS WITH

PROTECTION AGAINST DANGER, TEMPTATIONS, REMOVING FEAR AND DOUBT, CHANGING CAREERS.

PUBLIC RELATIONS,
CHILDBIIRTH,
ADOPTION,
RAISING CHILDREN
PURIFICATION OF THOUGHTS

ADDICTION,
PROTECTION AGAINST NIGHTMARES,
SAFETY DURING TRAVELING.

PROTECTION DURING NATURAL
DISASTERS,
SOLVING PROBLEMS,
STUDYING HABITS.

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