(Novgorod icon, end of the 15th century )
The Cathedral of the Archangel Michael and other celestial forces of the ethereal is a feast of the Orthodox Church in honor of the revered celestial ethereal forces led by Archangel Michael . The celebration takes place on November 21 ( November 8 according to the Julian calendar ).
The establishment of the holiday is associated with the decision of the Laodicean Council , which met several years before the First Ecumenical Council and condemned it as heretical worship of the angels as creators and rulers of the world [1] .
The choice of the day of celebration is due to the following [1] :
- in the era of the establishment of the holiday, November was the ninth month of the year [2] , and the choice of this month symbolizes the nine ranks of the angels;
- the eighth day of the month serves as an indication of the " day of Osmoy " - the Council of all the powers of heaven on the day of the Last Judgment .
According to the Messinian Typicon (1131) , the holiday paramery is a fragment of the book of Joshua about the appearance of the archangel Michael ( Jav. 5: 13-15 ) [3] .
See also
- Cathedral of the Archangel
- Michaelmas
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Cathedral of Archangel Michael and other heavenly Forces ethereal, archangels: Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Varahiel and Jeremiil // Orthodoxy.Ru
- ↑ The year began in March.
- ↑ Joshua Book // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2009. - T. XXI. - S. 713-731. - 752 s. - 39,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-89572-038-7 .