Barachiel

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Not to be confused with Baraqiel.
Barachiel
Archangel Barachiel Scattering Flowers by Bartolomé Román, 17th century.
Archangel
Venerated inJudaism, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast8 November
AttributesRose, rose petals

Barachiel (

Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
tradition. He is the Archangel of Blessings.

In the Third Book of Enoch, he is described as one of the angelic princes, with a myriad of some 496,000 ministering angels attending him. He is described in the Almadel of Solomon as one of the chief angels of the first and fourth chora.[2] In Jewish tradition, he is often associated with blessings, the planet Jupiter, and the Sephirah of Chesed.[3]

Iconography

Statue of Saint Baraquiel

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Patronage

Barachiel's responsibilities are as varied as the blessings for which the archangel is named. Barachiel is also the chief of the

guardian angels and it is written that Barachiel may be prayed to for all the benefits which the guardian angel is thought to confer if one is not praying to the guardian angel directly, but as an intercession. He is seen as an official saint in Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition, in particular a patron of family and married life.[5] He is also seen as the angel assigned by God to watch over converts (also called "adopted children of God") to assist them in their lives.[6] He is also invoked as the special guardian of those born on Saturday.[7]

Barachiel is also traditionally associated with the month of February and the Zodiacal sign Pisces.[8] He is also sometimes described as being the ruler of the planet Jupiter and the zodiacal sign Scorpio.[2]

Literature

The Third Book of Enoch describes Archangel Barachiel as one of the Princes of the Host, who is appointed over the second heaven which is in the height of (Merom) Raqia. He and the other Holy Princes are also said to be accompanied by 496,000 myriads of Ministering Angels.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 1292. Barakel".
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  3. ISBN 9781568215037
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  4. LCCN 56013630
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  5. ^ a b "Archangel Barachiel, Angel of Blessings". Archived from the original on 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  6. ^ "Finding the Way to the Heart: The Holy Archangels- Prayers Asking for Their Protection". 19 December 2010.
  7. ^ Prayer to Saint Barachiel the Archangel - Patron of Those Born on Saturday, 22 January 2023, retrieved 2023-05-08
  8. ISBN 0-7876-0489-5
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  9. ^ "Full text of "Hebrew book of Enoch (Enoch 3), Chapter. XVII".
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