Sealtiel

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Archangel Sealtiel, Assumption of Mary (Mattsies) .
Council of Angels (Ангелскй Собор) . Russian icon of the seven archangels (from left to right: Jehudiel, Gabriel, Sealtiel, Michael, Uriel, Raphael, Barachiel, gathered around Christ Emmanuel), 18th century.

Sealtiel (Hebrew שאלתיאל Shealtiel , "prayer" or "command of God") is one of seven archangels named by name in apocryphal scriptures . The name Sealtiel can also be found in the spelling Selathiel or Selaphiel .

In addition to the angels Gabriel , Michael , Raphael and Uriel , three other archangels were named in the early Middle Ages, especially in the tradition of the Byzantine Orthodox churches , Barachiel , Jehudiel and Sealtiel. The veneration of Uriel and the angels Barachiel, Jehudiel and Sealtiel did not establish itself permanently in the Western Church , although there is evidence of the veneration of seven archangels in the Middle Ages and again in the Baroque .

history

In the period between 130 BC The book of Enoch, which was written in AD 68 and AD , is called "seven holy angels who watch at all times". In the 15th century, the monk Amadeus Menez de Silva († 1482) described his idea of ​​seven archangels, in which he calls one a Sealtiel .

iconography

In Christian iconography, the angel is often depicted with arms crossed over his chest in prayer . In the icon painting of the Orthodox Church, Sealtiel is depicted as one of the seven archangels.

Sealtiel is rarely found in the iconography of the Western Church. After a representation of the same was rediscovered on an old fresco in the church of Sette Angeli in Palermo , consecrated to the seven (arch) angels, at the beginning of the 16th century, such representations also reappeared in iconography. However, they were soon painted over at the urging of church authorities. In paintings and figures of the Baroque period , Barachiel can be found again and again, e.g. E.g. on gallery pictures in the parish church Mattsies and a series by the master of Calamarca from Bolivia from approx. 1750.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Davidson, Gustav. A Dictionary of Angels, including the Fallen Angels. New York: The Free Press, 1967
  2. ↑ Angel. In: J. Schäfer: Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon, 2008 - www.heiligenlexikon.de (accessed January 2010)
  3. ↑ A. Hoffmann (ed.): The apocalyptic of the older time among Jews and Christians. Volume One - The Book of Enoch. Jena, Croeker'sche Buchhandlung 1833, chap. 20.1
  4. ↑ cf. also H. Roeder: Saints and Their Attributes. Chicago: Henry Regency Company, 1956
  5. ↑ Archangel. In: The large art dictionary by PW Hartmann, www.beyars.com (accessed January 2010)

literature

  • A. Urban: Lexicon of Angels - Names, History, Interpretation. Paderborn, Voltmedia 2005

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