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Gabriel and Raphael are referred to as 'Saints' in the Roman Rite. Have a
look at any _MR_, _BR_ or Roman General Calendar (since 1970, all three on
29 Sept).
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From: "Rob Howe (newsgroups)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 3:27 AM
Subject: [M-R] Saints and angels
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> I notice that Michael the Archangel is often referred to as "saint",
whereas
> angels like Gabriel and Aphrael are never (in my knowledge anyway) called
> "saint". What kind of sainthood does this refer to? Surely by definition,
> the angels are with God, and therefore achieve a degree of saintliness (in
> the etymological meaning of the word at least). However, the word is only
> used normally after a formal procedure of canonisation. Has a Pope at some
> point canonised Michael the Archangel?
>
> If anyone can explain any of this it would be welcome.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Rob Howe
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Dillon" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 4:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 8. May
>
>
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
culture
> >
> > On Wed, 7 May 2003 17:58:30 -0700 Phyllis wrote:
> > >Today (8. May) is the feast day of:
> >
> > >The Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel. St. Michael appeared on
> Monte
> > >Gargano in southern Italy on this day, sometime in the sixth century.
> His
> > >shrine there became one of Europe's great pilgrim attractions.
> > >
> >
> > The apparition in question is variously dated; the official website of
the
> shrine at Monte Sant'Angelo on the Gargano gives 492 as the traditional
date
> but suggests 663 as more probable. See:
> http://www.gargano.it/sanmichele/english/appariz-en.htm
> >
> > For a virtual tour of the shrine, go to:
> > http://www.gargano.it/sanmichele/english/home-en.htm
> > and click on "Virtual Visit".
> >
> > The site's home page, with language options in Italian, German, or
> English, is at:
> > http://www.gargano.it/sanmichele/index.html
> >
> > Best,
> > John Dillon
> >
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