Uriel
archangel in Jewish and Christian religions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uriel (Hebrew: אוּרִיאֵל, Greek: Ουριήλ, Coptic: ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ,[4] meaning “God is my light” or “fire of God”) is an archangel in Jewish and Christian traditions. The Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Anglicans call him “Saint Uriel the Archangel” or simply “Saint Uriel”.
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Archangel | |
Venerated in | Rabbinic Judaism, Anglicanism, Eastern Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Esoteric Christianity |
Feast | September 29 (Western), November 8 (Eastern), 28 July (Ethiopian)[1] |
Attributes | Archangel; Fire in palm; Carrying a book, a scroll, a flaming sword and a disc of the sun. |
Patronage | Arts,[2][3] confirmation, poetry |
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