Editing Archangel (section)

===Catholic===

In Catholicism, three are mentioned by name:
* [[Gabriel]]
* [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]]
* [[Raphael (archangel)|Raphael]]
These three are commemorated together liturgically on [[September 29#Holidays and observances|September 29]]. Each formerly had his own feast.

The latter of these identifies himself in Tobit 12:15<sup>(NAB)</sup> thus: "I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand and serve before the Glory of the Lord."

The [[Fourth Book of Esdras]], which mentions the angel [[Uriel]] (and also the "archangel" [[Jerahmeel (archangel)|Jeremiel]]), was popular in the West and was frequently quoted by Church Fathers, especially [[Ambrose]], but was never considered part of the Catholic [[biblical canon]].<ref name=souvay>{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05535a.htm|title=Souvay, Charles. "Esdras." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 5 Aug. 2013|publisher=Newadvent.org|date=1909-05-01|access-date=2014-03-11}}</ref>

The Catholic Church gives no official recognition to the names given in some apocryphal sources, such as [[Raguel (angel)|Raguel]], [[Sariel|Saraqael]] and [[Ramiel (angel)|Remiel]] (in the [[Book of Enoch]]) or Izidkiel, Hanael, and Kepharel (in other such sources).<ref name=driscoll>{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12640b.htm|title=Driscoll, James F. "St. Raphael." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 5 Aug. 2013|publisher=Newadvent.org|date=1911-06-01|access-date=2014-03-11}}</ref>

[[File:Arcangeli-tosini.jpg|thumb|[[Michele Tosini]], Archangels Raphael, Michael and Gabriel, showing their attributes in Catholic art]]
In 1851 [[Pope Pius IX]] approved the [[Chaplet of Saint Michael]], based on the 1751 apparition of the [[Archangel Michael]] experienced by the Carmelite nun Antonia d'Astonac, which includes prayers with specific invocations to the Archangels and each of the nine Choirs of Angels.<ref>Ann Ball, 2003 ''Encyclopedia of Catholic Devotions and Practices'' {{ISBN|0-87973-910-X}} page 123</ref><ref>[https://books.google.it/books?id=7GLjLQAACAAJ&dq=Michael+Archangel+Pius+chaplet&hl=it&sa=X&redir_esc=y|The Chaplet of Saint Michael the Archangel in Latin and English], Geoffrey W. M. P. Lopes Da Silva, Domina Nostra Publishing, 2020.</ref>

Of the three major archangels in the Catholic hierarchy of angels, all normally with large wings, [[Archangel Michael]] is easy to recognize, in armour with a weapon (sword or spear), often standing on a winged man or a dragon representing Satan, and he may carry a pair of scales to represent his role in the [[Last Judgement]].<ref>Hall, 208</ref>  [[Gabriel]] carries a stem of lilies, traditionally part of the [[iconography]] of the [[Annunciation]], his most significant  work as the messenger of God.<ref>Hall, 134</ref> The [[iconography]] of [[Archangel Raphael]] derives from the story from the [[Book of Tobit]] of [[Tobias and the Angel]]. Especially in the Renaissance, Tobias, his dog and the fish he carries may all appear, otherwise Raphael holds a walker's staff, may wear sandals, and may carry a small container (for the healing organs from the giant fish Tobias caught).<ref>Hall, 260</ref>