St. Michael is the patron saint of paratroopers. The rest follow in
descending order.
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They stand side by side....only 3 archangels are named in the Bible...the
others are named in apocryphal texts, ie: the Book of Enoch, and other
pre-N.Y. writings....the names I listed are gnostic and have other forms in
other belief systems...angles are not just a Christian and Jewish
belief...the belief in them precedes both Jewish and Christian writings and
go back to early Babylonia and Persian thought....the concept of angels,
though, is interesting, whether you believe in them or not...I personally
do...
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