Who were the 5 archangels and what is the role of each?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangels Actually it is 7 (or 8 if you include Satanel), but only Gabriel is mentioned by name in the Bible as an archangel. On the other hand, even those 7 vary depending on the source. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Archangels A system of seven archangels is an old tradition in Abrahamic religions. The earliest reference to a system of seven archangels appears to be in Enoch I (the Ethiopian Enoch), where they are given as Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Raguel, Zerachiel and Remiel. Centuries later, Pseudo-Dionysius gives them as Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Chamuel, Jophiel, and Zadkiel. Pope Gregory I lists them as Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Simiel, Orifiel, and Zachariel. Eastern Orthodoxy venerates Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jegudiel, and Barachiel. Another Catholic varia
