De Coelesti Hierarchia
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De Coelesti Hierarchia (
hierarchies of angels
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In Catholicism
Thomas Aquinas (Summa Theologica, I.108) follows the Hierarchia (6.7) in dividing the angels into three hierarchies each of which contains three orders, based on their proximity to God, corresponding to the nine orders of angels recognized by Pope Gregory I.
- Cherubim, and Thrones;
- Powers;
- Angels.
Editions
- Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita, De Coelesti Hierarchia, ISBN 978-0-90066-403-8.
- G. Heil, A. M. Ritter, Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita. De Coelesti Hierarchia, De Ecclesiastica Hierarchia, De Mystica Theologia, Epistulae (1991) ISBN 978-3-11-012041-7.
See also
- Orthodox St. Dionysus Institute in Paris
- Christian angelic hierarchy
- Gregory Palamas
- Apophatic theology
- Hesychasm
- Seven archangels
- Vladimir Lossky
External links
- The Celestial Hierarchy – full text translated into English (1899)
- The Celestial Hierarchy (original Ancient Greek text)