Jophiel | |
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Archangel | |
Venerated in | Judaism, Anglicanism |
Feast | 29 September |
Attributes | Flaming sword |
Patronage | Art, artists |
The angel Jophiel (Heb. יוֹפִיאֵל Yōp̄īʾēl, "Beauty of God"),[1][2] also called Iophiel, Iofiel, Jofiel, Yofiel, Youfiel, Zophiel (צֹפִיאֵל Ṣōp̄īʾēl, "God is my watchman")[3] and Zuriel (צוּרִיאֵל Ṣūrīʾēl, "God is my rock"),[4] is an archangel in Christian and Jewish angelology. Jophiel is associated with beauty, art, and wisdom.