angel

The word angel means 'messenger' and describes the occupation of the angels. Archangels are head angels. According to St. Gregory the Great, there are 9 orders of angels, which St. Thomas,




Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones;
The Dominations, Virtues, and Powers;
The Principalities, Archangels, and Angels.
The apocryphal 1Enoch 20 lists the archangels as:
Uriel,
Raphael,
Raguel,
Sariel,
Gabriel, and
Remiel