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==The nine orders== | ==The nine orders== | ||
Pseudo-Dionysius (''On the Celestial Hierarchy'') and Thomas Aquinas (''Summa Theologiae'') drew on passages from the New Testament, specifically Ephesians 1:21 and Colossians 1:16, to develop a schema of nine Choirs of [[angel]]s, which were later expanded by other authors. These have been incorporated into writings concerning the 72 [[Kabbalistic angel]]s. | Pseudo-Dionysius (''On the Celestial Hierarchy'') and Thomas Aquinas (''Summa Theologiae'') drew on passages from the New Testament, specifically Ephesians 1:21 and Colossians 1:16, to develop a schema of nine Choirs of [[angel]]s, which were later expanded by other authors. These have been incorporated into writings concerning the 72 [[Kabbalistic angel]]s. | ||
A 10th choir is sometimes added to the standard nine. This additional choir contains non-angels, the Innocents, Martyrs, and Confessors. It is balanced by an additional degree of infernal spirits, the [[Witches]], Apostates, and Infidels. | |||
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