The hierarchie of the blessed angells: their names, order and offices: the fall of Lucifer with his angels

Title page of The hierarchie of the blessed angells: their names, order and offices: the fall of Lucifer with his angells

The hierarchie of the blessed angells: their names, order and offices: the fall of Lucifer with his angels is a 1635 didactic poem in nine books, a complete copy of which is at the University of Pennsylvania's Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. The contents, as per the name, of the collection is concerned with the categorization of angels in the Christian sense, as well as the rebellion of Satan and his subsequent fall of grace, along with his demons. The author is named to be Thomas Heywood, while the printer is referred to as Adam Islip. It was printed in London and dedicated to the queen at the time: Queen Henretta Maria.

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Contents

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Books

• The Seraphim
• The Cherubim

Cherub angel

• The Thrones
• The Dominations
• The Virtues
• The Powers
• The Principats
• The Arch-Angells

Michael the Archangel

• The Angell