Uriel

For other uses, see Uriel (disambiguation).
Saint

Uriel
Mosaic of St. Uriel by James Powell and Sons, at St John's Church, Warminster
Archangel
Venerated in
Major shrineSt. Uriel's Episcopal Church
Feast29 September (Western)
8 November (Eastern)
28 July (Hamle 23) (Ethiopian)[1]
AttributesFire in palm; book, scroll, flaming sword, disc of the sun, celestial orb or disc of stars and constellations, chalice
PatronageArts,[2][3] confirmation, sciences,[4] poetry, judgement
Catholic cult suppressed
745 by Pope Zachary (Latin Church)

Uriel /ˈʊəriəl/, Auriel (Hebrew: אוּרִיאֵל ʾŪrīʾēl, "El/God is my flame";[5] Greek: Οὐριήλ Oúriḗl; Coptic: ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ Ouriēl;[6] Italian: Uriele;[7] Geʽez and Amharic: ዑራኤል ʿUraʾēl[8] or ዑርኤል ʿUriʾēl)[9] or Oriel is the name of one of the archangels who is mentioned in the post-exilic rabbinic tradition and in certain Christian traditions. He is well known in the Russian Orthodox tradition and in folk Catholicism (in both of which he is considered to be one of the seven major archangels) and recognised in the Anglican Church as the fourth archangel. He is also well known in European esoteric medieval literature. Uriel is also known as a master of knowledge and archangel of wisdom.

In apocryphal, kabbalistic, and occult works, Uriel/Auriel has been equated (or confused) with Urial,[10] Nuriel, Uryan, Jeremiel, Vretil, Sariel, Suriel, Puruel, Phanuel, Jacob, Azrael, and Raphael.

In the Secret Book of John, an early Gnostic work, Uriel is placed in control over the demons who help Yaldabaoth create Adam.[11]

Uriel, Auriel or Oriel (male) / Urielle, Eurielle or Orielle (female) is also a name assimilated by the Celtic Brittanic culture, because of Urielle (7th century), sister of the Breton king Judicael, who popularised the name.

  1. ^ Bunson, Matthew (2010). Angels A to Z: A Who's Who of the Heavenly Host. New York: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale. p. 103. ISBN 9780307554369. In the orthodox churches of Egypt and Ethiopia, the Christians celebrate July 28 in honor of the archangel Uriel.
  2. ^ "Window 33: Archangel Uriel". stpaulswinstonsalem.org. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019. He is a patron of the arts and the patron saint of the sacrament of Confirmation.
  3. ^ "Christ Triumphant (High Altar)". www.stjohnsmemphis.org. Retrieved 3 April 2019. He is the keeper of beauty and light […] He holds in his right hand a Greek Ionic column which symbolizes perfection in aesthetics and man-made beauty.
  4. ^ "Архангел Уриил" [Archangel Uriel]. www.temples.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 May 2019. Уриил — это небесный огонь, покровитель тех, кто посвятил себя наукам и искусствам.
  5. ^ "Strong's Hebrew: 217. אוּר (ur) – a flame". biblehub.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  6. ^ "The Apocryphon of John". marcion.sourceforge.net. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  7. ^ Stanzione, Marcello; Alvino, Carmine (2017). Uriele: L'arcangelo Scomparso [Uriel: The Lost Archangel] (in Italian). Milan, Italy: SugarCo Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-7198-716-3.
  8. ^ Täsfa Mikaʾel Gäbrä Śǝllase (1992–1993). "ድርሳነ፡ ዑራኤል። ግዕዝና፡ አማርኛ። መልክአ፡ ዑራኤል፡ በልሳነ፡ ግዕዝ። (Dǝrsanä ʿUraʾel gǝʿǝzǝnna amarǝňňa—mälkǝʾa ʿUraʾel bälǝssanä gǝʿǝz, 'Homiliary on [the honour of] Uriel in Gǝʿǝz, Tigrinya and Amharic—Image of Uriel in Gǝʿǝz')". zotero.org. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. ^ Tefera, Amsalu; Bausi, Alessandro; Tafla, Bairu; Braukämper, Ulrich; Gerhardt, Ludwig; Meyer-Bahlburg, Hilke; Uhlig, Siegbert (2018). "A Fifteenth-Century Ethiopian Homily on the Archangel Uriel". Aethiopica: International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies. 21: 89. ISBN 978-3-447-18045-0. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  10. ^ Forward Day by Day, August–September–October 2011, p. 61, entry for September 29, 2011.
  11. ^ Marvin Meyer; Willis Barnstone (June 30, 2009). "The Secret Book of John". The Gnostic Bible. Shambhala. Retrieved 2022-02-01.