Barachiel

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Barachiel (Heb. ברכיאל "blessings of God") is one of the seven Archangels in Eastern Orthodox tradition. In iconography he is sometimes shown holding a white rose against his chest, or with rose petals scattered on his clothing. His responsibilities are as varied as the blessings for which he is named, but he is also the chief of the guardian angels and may be prayed to for all the benefits which the guardian angel is thought to confer if one is not praying to the guardian angel directly.

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