The Archangel

The Archangel

The Greek word archangelus came to the Latin language as archangelus, which in turn derived in our language as an archangel . The concept is used in the field of religion with reference to a celestial spirit that is part of the angelic hierarchy.

Christian angeology recognizes three hierarchies . The archangels belong to the third hierarchy and their order is located between the principalities and the angels . Both archangels and principalities and angels are considered divine messengers.

Catholicism argues that there are seven archangels, although only three are named in the Bible : the archangel Gabriel (the main messenger of God), the archangel Raphael (patron saint of the pilgrims) and the archangel Michael(leader of the army of God and protector of the loyals). The rest of the Catholic archangels are Remiel , Sariel , Raguel and Uriel .

The archangels also appear in Judaism, Islam and other religions , albeit with different characteristics. For Muslims, for example, there are ten archangels, Gabriel being the most important.

Arcángel , on the other hand, is the artistic name of Francisco José Arcángel Ramos , a flamenco singer born in 1977 in Huelva ( Spain ). It is also the stage name used by Austin Santos , a reggaeton singer who is part of the Arcángel & De la Ghetto duo .

A personage of Marvel Comics that appeared for the first time in 1963 , a city of almost 350 000 inhabitants located in the north of Russia and a district of the Spanish locality of Cordova also are called Arcángel .

In the Marvel Universe, the Archangel character is also known as Angel, among other pseudonyms, although at his birth his parents called him Warren Kenneth Worthington III. It is a superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to be part of the first issue of the series The Uncanny X-Men , in September 1963. Later, Arcángel participates in groups such as Defenders , Champions and X Factor .

Its most outstanding power is the ability to fly, with feathered wings that closely resemble those of birds , which can fold easily and hide behind your body to go unnoticed in front of people who ignore their mutant status. It is important to indicate that its entire anatomy is inspired by that of the birds:

* his bones are hollow, so that the weight of his body is light enough to be able to take flight with his wings;

* the sharpness of his vision is comparable to that of an eagle or a hawk;

* his eyes are prepared to withstand the action of the wind when moving at high speeds, something that we do not count humans;

* In your respiratory system has a membrane capable of extracting oxygen from the air in situations and at the most extreme speeds.

With regard to the biography of Arcángel, it is known that he was born in New York and that his wings began to grow in his adolescence, slowly from his shoulder blades. Although at first he does not support the idea of ​​being different and suffers from the contempt of others, he soon understands that thanks to his wings he can do something good for society. Before Professor X recruits him to be part of the X-Men , he calls himself Angel Vengador and lives his adventures alone, hidden behind a mask and wearing a suit to tone.

The first days of Arcangel in the team of X-Men are not easy to bear for others, since it has the typical attitude of a spoiled millionaire child, tactless and systematically rebellious before the indications of others. As it happens to Wolverine, falls in love with Jean Gray but his feelings are not reciprocated.