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Angelic hierarchy - The Powers or Authorities

Angel-08 - Angelic hierarchy, the powers (la puissance) POTESTATES

Florence, Baptistery, mosaics

Firenze Battistero San Giovanni, mosaici

The hierarchy of angels belongs to the oldest mosaics within the cupola, as they were made in concentric cycles beginning at the top. [1240-1300 AD]

Original photo by courtesy of wikimedia, Marie-Lan Nguyen

 

Angelic hierarchy

1 First Sphere

o 1.1 Seraphim

o 1.2 Cherubim

o 1.3 Thrones

2 Second Sphere

o 2.1 Dominions or Lordships

o 2.2 Virtues or Strongholds

o 2.3 Powers or Authorities

3 Third Sphere

o 3.1 Principalities or Rulers

o 3.2 Archangels

o 3.3 Angels

 3.3.1 Personal guardian angels

 

Source:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_angelology

 

 

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