Jophiel
Jophiel | |
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Sanctus Jophiel, stained-glass window at St Michael's Church, Brighton, England. | |
| Archangel | |
| Venerated in | Judaism, Anglicanism |
| Feast | 29 September |
| Attributes | Flaming sword |
| Patronage | Art, artists |
The angel Jophiel (Heb. יוֹפִיאֵל Yōp̄īʾēl, "Beauty of God"), also called Iophiel, Iofiel, Jofiel, Yofiel, Youfiel, Zophiel (צֹפִיאֵל Ṣōp̄īʾēl, "God is my watchman") and Zuriel (צוּרִיאֵל Ṣūrīʾēl, "God is my rock"), is an archangel in Christian and Jewish angelology. Jophiel is the archangel of beauty, art, and wisdom.