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→Angels in the Bible: hierarchy - Aquinas
* Cherubim
* Cherubim
* Thrones
* Thrones
* Dominations
* Dominions
* Virtues
* Virtues
* Powers
* Powers
* Angels
* Angels
The different groups of these spirits are called choirs because it's said in the [[Bible]] they are constantly praising God in song.
The different groups of these spirits are called choirs because it is said in the [[Bible]] they are constantly praising God in song. The exacty hierarchical order of the nine choirs was a matter of dispute among [[theologian]]s; the order above follows that used by [[Aquinas]], and by [[Dante]] in his ''[[Paradiso]]''.
==References==
==References==