Camael, also spelled Chamuel, Khamuel, Camiel, Cameel and Camniel, is an
archangel in
Christian angelology.
Camael was excluded from the
Holy See
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's list of named angels in the 2001 ''Directory on popular piety'', which states: "The practice of assigning names to the Holy Angels should be discouraged, except in the cases of
Gabriel
In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ...
,
Raphael
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, and
Michael
Michael may refer to:
People
* Michael (given name), a given name
* he He ..., a given name
* Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
Given name
* Michael (bishop elect)">Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given nam ...
whose names are contained in
Holy Scripture".
See also
*
List of angels in theology
References
Further reading
* Bamberger, Bernard Jacob, (March 15, 2006). ''Fallen Angels: Soldiers of Satan's Realm.'' Jewish Publication Society of America.
* Briggs, Constance Victoria, 1997. ''The Encyclopedia of Angels : An A-to-Z Guide with Nearly 4,000 Entries.'' Plume. .
* Bunson, Matthew, (1996). ''Angels A to Z : A Who's Who of the Heavenly Host.'' Three Rivers Press. .
* Cruz, Joan C. 1999. ''Angels and Devils.'' Tan Books & Publishers. .
* Davidson, Gustav (1967)
A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels'. Free Press.
* Graham, Billy, 1994. ''Angels: God's Secret Agents.'' W Pub Group; Minibook edition.
* Guiley, Rosemary, 1996. ''Encyclopedia of Angels.''
* Kreeft, Peter J. 1995. ''Angels and Demons: What Do We Really Know About Them?'' Ignatius Press.
* Lewis, James R. (1995). ''Angels A to Z.'' Visible Ink Press.
* Melville, Francis, 2001. ''The Book of Angels: Turn to Your Angels for Guidance, Comfort, and Inspiration.'' Barron's Educational Series; 1st edition.
* Ronner, John, 1993. ''Know Your Angels: The Angel Almanac With Biographies of 100 Prominent Angels in Legend & Folklore-And Much More!'' Mamre Press. .
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