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'''Barachiel''' ([[Hebrew language|Heb.]] '''ברכיאל''' "Bārkiʼēl", ''blessed by God''; [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: '''بُراقيل''' "Burāqīl") is one of the seven [[Archangel]]s in Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition.
'''Barachiel''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew:]] בַּרַכְאֵל ''Baraḵʾēl'', "God has blessed"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 1292. Barakel |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1292.htm}}</ref> also known as '''Barakel,''' is one of the [[Archangel]]s in [[Judaism]], as well as [[Byzantine Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] tradition. He is the Archangel of Blessings.


In the [[3 Enoch|Third Book of Enoch]], he is described as one of the angelic princes, with a myriad of some {{formatnum:496000}} ministering angels attending him. He is described in the [[The Lesser Key of Solomon#Ars Almadel|Almadel of Solomon]] as one of the chief angels of the first and fourth chora.<ref name=Davidson>Davidson, Gustav. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ed7yHWuTEewC A Dictionary of Angels, including the Fallen Angels.]'' New York: The Free Press, 1967, {{ISBN|9780029070505}}</ref> He is often confused with the angel [[Baraqiel]] who is regarded as the angel of lightning.
In the [[3 Enoch|Third Book of Enoch]], he is described as one of the angelic princes, with a myriad of some {{formatnum:496000}} ministering angels attending him. He is described in the [[The Lesser Key of Solomon#Ars Almadel|Almadel of Solomon]] as one of the chief angels of the first and fourth chora.<ref name=Davidson>Davidson, Gustav. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ed7yHWuTEewC A Dictionary of Angels, including the Fallen Angels.]'' New York: The Free Press, 1967, {{ISBN|9780029070505}}</ref> In Jewish tradition, he is often associated with blessings, the planet [[Jupiter]], and the [[Sefirot|Sephirah]] of [[Chesed]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kaplan |first=Aryeh |title=Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice. |publisher=Weiser Books |year=1997 |isbn=9781568215037 |edition=2nd Revised |pages=168}}</ref>


==Iconography==
==Iconography==
[[File:09473jfPlaridel, Bulacan Welcome Roads Church Landmarksfvf 24.jpg|thumb|260px|Statue of Saint Baraquiel]]
[[File:09473jfPlaridel, Bulacan Welcome Roads Church Landmarksfvf 24.jpg|thumb|260px|Statue of Saint Baraquiel]]
In [[icon]]ography Barachiel is sometimes shown holding a white [[rose]] against the chest, or with rose petals scattered on the clothing particularly the cloak.<ref name=Roeder>{{Cite book|last= Roeder |first= Helen |title= Saints and Their Attributes |location= Chicago |publisher= [[Regnery Publishing|H. Regnery Co.]] |year= 1956|lccn= 56013630 }}</ref> The scattering of rose petals was to symbolize or represent God's sweet blessings showering down on people. In Roman Catholicism, Barachiel is depicted holding a bread basket or a staff, both of which symbolize the blessings of children that God bestows on parents.<ref>http://angels.about.com/od/AngelsReligiousTexts/p/Meet-Archangel-Barachiel.htm</ref>
In [[icon]]ography, Barachiel is sometimes shown holding a white [[rose]] against the chest, or with rose petals scattered on the clothing, particularly the cloak.<ref name=Roeder>{{Cite book|last= Roeder |first= Helen |title= Saints and Their Attributes |location= Chicago |publisher= [[Regnery Publishing|H. Regnery Co.]] |year= 1956|lccn= 56013630 }}</ref> The scattering of rose petals was to symbolize or represent God's sweet blessings showering down on people. Barachiel is also depicted holding a bread basket or a staff, both of which symbolize the blessings of children that God bestows on parents.<ref name="angels.about.com">{{cite web |url=http://angels.about.com/od/AngelsReligiousTexts/p/Meet-Archangel-Barachiel.htm |title=Archangel Barachiel, Angel of Blessings |access-date=2014-08-24 |archive-date=2014-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710190943/http://angels.about.com/od/AngelsReligiousTexts/p/Meet-Archangel-Barachiel.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2024}}


==Patronage==
==Patronage==
Barachiel's responsibilities are as varied as the blessings for which the archangel is named. Barachiel is also the chief of the [[Guardian angel (spirit)|guardian angel]]s and it is written that Barachiel may be prayed to for all the benefits which the guardian angel is thought to confer if one is not praying to the guardian angel directly, but as an intercession. He is seen as an official saint in Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition, in particular a patron of family and married life. <ref>http://angels.about.com/od/AngelsReligiousTexts/p/Meet-Archangel-Barachiel.htm</ref>He is also seen as the angel assigned by God to watch over converts (also called "adopted children of God") to assist them in their lives. <ref>http://findingthewaytotheheart.blogspot.com/2010/12/the-holy-archangels-prayers-asking-for.html</ref>
Barachiel's responsibilities are as varied as the blessings for which the archangel is named. Barachiel is also the chief of the [[Guardian angel (spirit)|guardian angel]]s and it is written that Barachiel may be prayed to for all the benefits which the guardian angel is thought to confer if one is not praying to the guardian angel directly, but as an intercession. He is seen as an official saint in Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition, in particular a patron of family and married life.<ref name="angels.about.com"/> He is also seen as the angel assigned by God to watch over converts (also called "adopted children of God") to assist them in their lives.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://findingthewaytotheheart.blogspot.com/2010/12/the-holy-archangels-prayers-asking-for.html | title=Finding the Way to the Heart: The Holy Archangels- Prayers Asking for Their Protection | date=19 December 2010 }}</ref> He is also invoked as the special guardian of those born on Saturday.<ref>{{Citation |title=Prayer to Saint Barachiel the Archangel - Patron of Those Born on Saturday | date=22 January 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KOdzAlkzYA |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en}}</ref>


Barachiel is also traditionally associated with the month of February and the [[Zodiac]]al sign [[Pisces (astrology)|Pisces]].<ref name=Sisung>Sisung, Kelle S., editor. ''Angels A to Z''. New York: Gale Research, Inc. 1996. {{ISBN|0-7876-0489-5}}.</ref> He is also sometimes described as being the ruler of the planet [[Jupiter]] and the zodiacal sign [[Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]].<ref name=Davidson/>
Barachiel is also traditionally associated with the month of February and the [[Zodiac]]al sign [[Pisces (astrology)|Pisces]].<ref name=Sisung>Sisung, Kelle S., editor. ''Angels A to Z''. New York: Gale Research, Inc. 1996. {{ISBN|0-7876-0489-5}}.</ref> He is also sometimes described as being the ruler of the planet [[Jupiter]] and the zodiacal sign [[Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]].<ref name=Davidson/>


==Biblical texts==
==Literature==


The Third Book of Enoch describes archangel Barachiel as one of the angels who serve as great and honored angelic princes in heaven, and mentions that Barachiel leads 496,000 other angels. He is considered one of the seraphim class of angels who guard God's throne, as well as the leader of all the guardian angels.<ref>http://angels.about.com/od/AngelsReligiousTexts/p/Meet-Archangel-Barachiel.htm</ref>
The Third Book of Enoch describes Archangel Barachiel as one of the Princes of the Host, who is appointed over the second heaven which is in the height of (Merom) Raqia. He and the other Holy Princes are also said to be accompanied by 496,000 myriads of Ministering Angels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full text of "Hebrew book of Enoch (Enoch 3), Chapter. XVII. |url=https://archive.org/stream/HebrewBookOfEnochenoch3/BookOfEnoch3_djvu.txt}}</ref>


==Prayers==
==See also==
* [[List of angels in theology]]


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==References==
A general prayer to St. Barachiel common in Byzantine Catholic and Orthodox traditions is as follows:
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==External links==
''O Powerful Archangel, St. Barachiel, filled with heaven’s glory and splendor, thou art rightly called God’s benediction. We are God’s children placed under thy protection and care. We are in the world filled with confusion and demonic influences. Come to our aid as we do not know our left and right; how to relate to Jesus on daily bases; how to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit - Spirit of truth. Let the joy of the Lord be our strength. Hear our supplications (name them). Grant that, through thy loving intercession, we may reach our heavenly home one day. Sustain us and protect us from all harm that we may possess for all eternity the peace and happiness that Jesus has prepared for us in Heaven. Present to God the Father all of these petitions, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, together with the Holy Spirit, forever and ever.
Amen.''

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==References==
* {{cite web | title=The heavenly host and our modern life | work=Transfiguration of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church | url=http://www.holy-transfiguration.org/library_en/ang_heavhost.html | access-date=December 22, 2005| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051214011409/http://holy-transfiguration.org/library_en/ang_heavhost.html| archive-date= 14 December 2005 | url-status= live}}
* {{cite web | title=The heavenly host and our modern life | work=Transfiguration of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church | url=http://www.holy-transfiguration.org/library_en/ang_heavhost.html | access-date=December 22, 2005| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051214011409/http://holy-transfiguration.org/library_en/ang_heavhost.html| archive-date= 14 December 2005 | url-status= live}}
* {{cite web | title=The rational heavenly powers | work=Transfiguration of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church | url=http://www.holy-transfiguration.org/library_en/ang_powers.html | access-date=December 22, 2005}}
* {{cite web | title=The rational heavenly powers | work=Transfiguration of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church | url=http://www.holy-transfiguration.org/library_en/ang_powers.html | access-date=December 22, 2005}}
* {{cite web|title=Angel Names |url=http://www.alyssiasgrove.co.uk/angels3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206183832/http://www.alyssiasgrove.co.uk/angels3.htm |archive-date=2006-12-06 }}
* {{cite web|title=Angel Names |url=http://www.alyssiasgrove.co.uk/angels3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206183832/http://www.alyssiasgrove.co.uk/angels3.htm |archive-date=2006-12-06 }}
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Not to be confused with Baraqiel.
Barachiel
Archangel Barachiel Scattering Flowers by Bartolomé Román, 17th century.
Archangel
Venerated inJudaism, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast8 November
AttributesRose, rose petals

Barachiel (Hebrew: בַּרַכְאֵל Baraḵʾēl, "God has blessed"),[1] also known as Barakel, is one of the Archangels in Judaism, as well as Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition. He is the Archangel of Blessings.

In the Third Book of Enoch, he is described as one of the angelic princes, with a myriad of some 496,000 ministering angels attending him. He is described in the Almadel of Solomon as one of the chief angels of the first and fourth chora.[2] In Jewish tradition, he is often associated with blessings, the planet Jupiter, and the Sephirah of Chesed.[3]

Iconography

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Statue of Saint Baraquiel

In iconography, Barachiel is sometimes shown holding a white rose against the chest, or with rose petals scattered on the clothing, particularly the cloak.[4] The scattering of rose petals was to symbolize or represent God's sweet blessings showering down on people. Barachiel is also depicted holding a bread basket or a staff, both of which symbolize the blessings of children that God bestows on parents.[5][better source needed]

Patronage

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Barachiel's responsibilities are as varied as the blessings for which the archangel is named. Barachiel is also the chief of the guardian angels and it is written that Barachiel may be prayed to for all the benefits which the guardian angel is thought to confer if one is not praying to the guardian angel directly, but as an intercession. He is seen as an official saint in Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition, in particular a patron of family and married life.[5] He is also seen as the angel assigned by God to watch over converts (also called "adopted children of God") to assist them in their lives.[6] He is also invoked as the special guardian of those born on Saturday.[7]

Barachiel is also traditionally associated with the month of February and the Zodiacal sign Pisces.[8] He is also sometimes described as being the ruler of the planet Jupiter and the zodiacal sign Scorpio.[2]

Literature

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The Third Book of Enoch describes Archangel Barachiel as one of the Princes of the Host, who is appointed over the second heaven which is in the height of (Merom) Raqia. He and the other Holy Princes are also said to be accompanied by 496,000 myriads of Ministering Angels.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Strong's Hebrew Concordance - 1292. Barakel".
  2. ^ a b Davidson, Gustav. A Dictionary of Angels, including the Fallen Angels. New York: The Free Press, 1967, ISBN 9780029070505
  3. ^ Kaplan, Aryeh (1997). Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation in Theory and Practice (2nd Revised ed.). Weiser Books. p. 168. ISBN 9781568215037.
  4. ^ Roeder, Helen (1956). Saints and Their Attributes. Chicago: H. Regnery Co. LCCN 56013630.
  5. ^ a b "Archangel Barachiel, Angel of Blessings". Archived from the original on 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  6. ^ "Finding the Way to the Heart: The Holy Archangels- Prayers Asking for Their Protection". 19 December 2010.
  7. ^ Prayer to Saint Barachiel the Archangel - Patron of Those Born on Saturday, 22 January 2023, retrieved 2023-05-08
  8. ^ Sisung, Kelle S., editor. Angels A to Z. New York: Gale Research, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-7876-0489-5.
  9. ^ "Full text of "Hebrew book of Enoch (Enoch 3), Chapter. XVII".
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