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Eastern Orthodox Tradition mentions " thousands of archangels ; however, only seven archangels are venerated by name.
Ariel is included, and the other three are most often named Selaphiel, Jegudiel, and Barachiel ( an eighth, Jeremiel, is sometimes included as archangel ).
The Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers on November 8 of Stencyl the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar ( for those churches which follow the Julian Calendar, November 8 falls on November 21 of the modern Gregorian Calendar ).
Other feast days of the Archangels include the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel on March 26 ( April 8 ), and the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae on September 6 ( September 19 ).
In addition, every Monday throughout the year is dedicated to the Angels, with special mention being made in the church hymns of Michael and Gabriel.
In Orthodox iconography, each angel has a symbolic representation:
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