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{{RecurringCharacters
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|image= [[File:UrielAngel.jpg]]
 
|name= Uriel
 
|name= Uriel
|actor= [[Robert Wisdom]]<br>[[Matt Ward]]
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|actor= [[Robert Wisdom]]<br>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2092422/ Matt Ward] ([[5.13 The Song Remains the Same|5.13]])
|dates= Before Humanity - 2009. A younger version of Uriel was seen in [[5.13 The Song Remains The Same]]
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|dates= Before humanity - 2009 (killed by [[Anna Milton]])  
|location= (Deceased; killed by [[Anna]])  
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|location=
 
|occupation= [[Angel]]
 
|occupation= [[Angel]]
|episodes= [[4.07 It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]<br>[[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer]]<br>[[4.10 Heaven And Hell]]<br>[[4.16 On The Head Of A Pin]]<br>[[5.13 The Song Remains The Same]]
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|episodes= [[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]<br>[[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer]]<br>[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]<br>[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]<br>[[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]
 
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{{Quotation
 
{{Quotation
 
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'''Castiel''': The decision's been made.<br>
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'''Castiel:''' The decision's been made.<br>
'''Uriel''': By a mud monkey.<br>
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'''Uriel:''' By a mud monkey.<br>
'''Castiel''': You shouldn't call them that.<br>
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'''Castiel:''' You shouldn't call them that.<br>
'''Uriel''': Oh, that's what they are... savages. Just plumbing on two legs.<br>
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'''Uriel:''' Oh, that's what they are... savages. Just plumbing on two legs.<br>
'''Castiel''': You're close to blasphemy.  
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'''Castiel:''' You're close to blasphemy.  
 
|author= [[Castiel]] and Uriel
 
|author= [[Castiel]] and Uriel
|source= [[4.07 It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]
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|source= [[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]
 
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}}
  
== History ==
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==History==
[[Image:Uriel Angel.Jpg|300px|left|thumb|Uriel makes his first appearance in [[4.07 It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]]]
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[[File:YoungUriel.jpg|400px|left|thumb|Young Uriel in [[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]].]]
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Introduced as a "specialist" by [[Castiel]], Uriel takes a [[vessel]] and joins Castiel in trying to prevent [[witch]]es from breaking another seal: raising [[Samhain]]. [[Dean]] questions what kind of specialist he is but receives no answer. He admits that the town he and Castiel are in isn't the first one that he has "purified."<ref name="four07">[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]</ref>
  
[[Castiel]] introduces Uriel to [[Dean]] and [[Sam]] as a specialist, who he recruited from Heaven. Dean recieves no answer after asking "what kind specialist" he was, although Uriel insinuated that Castiel meant that he was proficient in destroying landscapes.
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Within the [[Host of Heaven]], Uriel was originally supervised by [[Castiel]]. But Castiel was later demoted from his supervisor station and was placed under Uriel's authority due to his growing compassion for humans, particularly towards [[Dean]].<ref name="four16">[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]</ref>
  
As an angel, he was originally supervised and managed by Castiel. According to him, he has purified many cities, effectively destroying all of their inhabitants.<ref name="four07">[[4.07 It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]</ref> But Castiel was later demoted from his supervisor station and was placed under Uriel's authority due to his growing compassion for humans, particularly towards Dean.<ref name="four16">[[4.16 On The Head Of A Pin]]</ref>
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Soon after [[Alastair]]'s death,<ref name="four16" /> it is revealed that Uriel had been trying to break the seals the entire time. He tells [[Castiel]] that he was responsible for the deaths of some [[angel]]s that were once in their garrison, as he wanted their help to free [[Lucifer]], but denied him, which forced his hand. He wanted Lucifer to reign over Earth and assume leadership in Heaven because Uriel believes that God is no longer running things and that he must be dead. Castiel and Uriel are known to have fought alongside each other during numerous angelic battles waged by [[Heaven]]. Following his revelation of his rebellion, Castiel engages him in a battle and loses, but the [[Fallen Angels|fallen angel]] [[Anna]] stabs him from behind with his own [[angel sword]], killing him<ref name="four16" />.
  
Soon after [[Alastair]]'s death<ref name="four16" />, Uriel reveals to Castiel that he was directly responsible for the death of numerous angels that were part of and within their own garrison. He tells Castiel that, he along with some other angels want to free Lucifer so that he may reign over Earth and assume leadership in Heaven because Uriel believes that God is no longer running things and that he must be dead.
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He states to [[Dean Winchester]] that "We raised you out of [[Hell]] for our purposes." In many instances, the show suggests that Uriel may have been part of the legion of [[angel]]s, including Castiel, who went to Hell to rescue Dean.<ref name="four16">[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]</ref>
  
He states to Dean Winchester that "We raised you out of Hell for our purposes." In many instances, the show suggests that Uriel may have been part of the legion of angels including Castiel who went to Hell to rescue Dean.<ref name="four16">[[4.16 On The Head Of A Pin]]</ref>
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A younger version of Uriel was seen in [[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]].
  
== Appearances ==
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==Characteristics==
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===Powers and Abilities===
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* Teleport himself and humans to any location on Earth unless the location is protected with [[Enochian sigils]].
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* Turn a human, such as [[Sam Winchester]], into dust with one word.<ref name="four07">[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]</ref>
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* Overpower other [[angel]]s, and also outmatched multiple [[demon]]s at once.<ref name="four10">[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]</ref><ref name="four16">[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]</ref>
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* Speak or communicate with his managers in [[Heaven]] while he's on Earth in a [[vessel]], as he demonstrated when he sought out revelation from his superiors.<ref name="four16" />
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* Use telepathy to communicate with humans while asleep.<ref name="four10"">[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]</ref>
  
=== [[4.07 It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]] ===
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===Weaknesses===
Uriel appears with Castiel, and  appears to be keen on obliterating the town in order to prevent [[Samhain]] from rising rather than let Sam and Dean attempt to prevent it -- an attitude later revealed to be against the angels' true orders which were to follow whatever course of action Dean decided. At the end of the episode, he castigates Sam for using his powers and makes it clear that he is dispensable.
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* [[Angel sword]]
 
 
=== [[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer]] ===
 
Uriel appears with Castiel to kill [[Anna]] at the end of the episode.
 
  
=== [[4.10 Heaven And Hell]] ===
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==Episodes==
Anna manages to banish Uriel and Castiel temporarily. Later, when they are hidden by [[Hex Bag|hex bags]], Uriel appears to Dean in a dream, demanding he hands over Anna, and revealing that he holds her [[Grace]]. Later, when the Angels and demons are fighting, Anna regains her Grace from Uriel and transforms back into an Angel.
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===[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]===  
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Uriel appears with [[Castiel]], and  appears to be keen on obliterating the town in order to prevent [[Samhain]] from rising rather than let [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] attempt to prevent it -- an attitude later revealed to be against the [[angel]]s' true orders which were to follow whatever course of action Dean decided. At the end of the episode, he castigates Sam for using his powers and makes it clear that he is dispensable.
  
=== [[4.16 On The Head Of A Pin]] ===
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===[[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer]]===
[[Image:Young_Uriel.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Young Uriel in [[5.13 The Song Remains The Same]]]]
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Uriel appears with [[Castiel]] at the end of the episode to kill [[Anna Milton]].
Uriel has been promoted above Castiel, after his superiors were concerned about Castiel's empathy for Dean. He, along with Castiel, kidnaps Dean in order to have him torture Alistair and find out who's killing angels. During the interrogation, unbeknown to Castiel, Uriel causes the devil's trap holding Alistair to be broken. Uriel is one of a group of angels who support the release of [[Lucifer]], and he wants to free Alistair and kill Dean. When Castiel works this out, he confronts Uriel who admits the plan. He has been trying to recruit angels to the cause and killing those who refuse. He asks Castiel to join him, but Castiel refuses. He attacks Castiel but Anna appears and kills Uriel.
 
  
=== [[5.13 The Song Remains The Same]] ===
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===[[4.10 Heaven and Hell]]===
Anna travels back to 1978 intending to kill Sam's parents to prevent his birth from occurring so that Lucifer can not use him a Vessel. When she learns that Castiel, Dean and Sam have followed her, she recruits a young Uriel to help her with her mission. Uriel claims that claiming a vessel is currently forbidden and recognizes that Anna isn't Anna of this time. In her defense, she tells him that she is after the people who killed him and he goins her. [[Michael]] arrives and kills Anna and sends Uriel back to Heaven.
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[[Anna]] manages to banish Uriel and [[Castiel]] temporarily with an [[angel banishing sigil]]. Later, when they are hidden by [[hex bags]], Uriel appears to [[Dean]] in a dream, demanding he hands over Anna, and revealing that he holds her [[grace]] in a vial around his neck. Uriel threatens to kill [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] finally gives in. Anna agrees to go with him and [[Castiel]] when they arrive, but [[Alastair]] also appears, having been led there by [[Ruby]] and the angels and demons battle it out. Uriel easily kills Alastair's two minions, but Anna takes advantage of his distraction to snatch the vial with her Grace back and smash it, allowing her to become an [[angel]] again and destroying Alastair's [[meatsuit]]. Uriel is furious and tries to attack Sam and Dean in revenge, but is stopped by Castiel. Unknown to Uriel and Castiel, this was Sam and Dean's plan all along.
  
==Characteristics==
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[[File:UrielDead.jpg|400px|right|thumb|Uriel is killed by [[Anna]].]]
===Powers and Abilities===
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===[[4.16 On the Head of a Pin]]===
Uriel has demonstrated the following feats:
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Uriel has been promoted above [[Castiel]], after his superiors were concerned about Castiel's empathy for [[Dean]]. He, along with Castiel, kidnaps Dean in order to have him torture [[Alastair]] and find out who's killing [[angel]]s. During the interrogation, unbeknownst to Castiel, Uriel causes the [[devil's trap]] holding Alastair to be broken. Uriel is one of a group of angels who support the release of [[Lucifer]], and he wants to free Alastair and kill [[Dean]]. When Castiel works this out, he confronts Uriel who admits the plan. He has been trying to recruit angels to the cause and killing those who refuse. He asks Castiel to join him, but Castiel refuses. [[Castiel]] engages Uriel in battle, but ultimately proves no match for him and Uriel beats Castiel, enraged at his continuing belief in [[God]]. As Uriel is about to punch Castiel again, [[Anna]] appears and stabs Uriel through the neck from behind with his own [[angel sword]], killing him.
  
*Teleport himself and humans to any location on Earth unless the location is protected with Enochian sigils.
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===[[5.13 The Song Remains the Same]]===
*Turn a human, such as Sam Winchester, into dust with one word<ref name="four07">[[4.07 It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]</ref>
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[[Anna]] travels back to 1978 intending to kill [[John]] and [[Mary Winchester]] to prevent [[Sam]]'s birth from occurring so that [[Lucifer]] cannot use him a [[vessel]]. When she learns that [[Castiel]], [[Dean]] and Sam have followed her, she recruits a young Uriel to help her with her mission. Uriel remarks that claiming a [[vessel]] is currently forbidden and recognizes that Anna isn't Anna of this time. In her defense, she tells him that she is after the people who killed him and he joins her. [[Michael]] arrives and kills Anna and sends Uriel back to [[Heaven]].
*Overpower other angels in his Garrison. He also can outmatch multiple demons at once<ref name="four10">[[4.10 Heaven And Hell]]</ref><ref name="four16">[[4.16 On The Head Of A Pin]]</ref>
 
*Speak or communicate with his managers in Heaven while he's on Earth in a Vessel, as he demonstrated when he sought out revelations from his superiors.<ref name="four16" />
 
*Use telepathy to communicate with humans while asleep<ref name="four10"">[[4.10 Heaven And Hell]]</ref>
 
 
 
===Weaknesses===
 
*[[Angel Killing Sword|Angel killing sword]].
 
  
 
==Uriel in Lore==
 
==Uriel in Lore==
[[Image:Dead_uriel.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Uriel killed by Anna in [[4.16 On The Head Of A Pin]].]]
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Uriel, whose name means "Fire of God" is the [[angel]] of the month of September, and one of the [[archangels]] usually associated with the [[Apocalypse]]. He is often identified as a cherub, and an angel of repentance and is depicted as standing at the Gates of Eden with a fiery sword or as "the angel who watches over thunder and terror."<sup>Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriel Wikipedia]</sup> Uriel was also the angel who discussed the fates of the leaders of the [[fallen angel]]s, among them [[Azazel]]. According to the Revelation of Esdras, he is among the angels who will rule at the end of the world. <sup>Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriel Wikipedia]</sup>
*Uriel, whose name means "Fire of God" is one of the [[Archangel|archangels]] usually associated with the apocalypse.  
 
*Uriel is often identified as a cherub and angel of repentance and is depicted as standing at the Gates of Eden with a fiery sword or as 'the angel who watches over thunder and terror.'<sup>Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriel Wikipedia]</sup>
 
*Uriel was also the angel who discussed the fates of the leaders of the fallen angels, among them [[Azazel]]. According to the Revelation of Esdras, he is among the angels who will rule at the end of the world. <sup>Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriel Wikipedia]</sup>
 
*Uriel is the angel of the month of September.
 
 
 
==In Fandom==
 
*[http://community.livejournal.com/urielcastiel/ urielcastiel] - LJ fanfiction community
 
  
==Links==
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==Uriel in Fandom==
*[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Supernatural-Preview-Wisdom-35000.aspx Interview with Robert Wisdom] by TV Guide
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* [http://community.livejournal.com/urielcastiel/ urielcastiel] - LiveJournal community
  
== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.tvguide.com/News/Supernatural-Preview-Wisdom-35000.aspx Interview with Robert Wisdom] by TV Guide
  
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 19:19, 18 January 2014


UrielAngel.jpg
Name Uriel
Actor Robert Wisdom
Matt Ward (5.13)
Dates Before humanity - 2009 (killed by Anna Milton)
Location
Occupation Angel
Episode(s) 4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester
4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer
4.10 Heaven and Hell
4.16 On the Head of a Pin
5.13 The Song Remains the Same

Castiel: The decision's been made.

Uriel: By a mud monkey.
Castiel: You shouldn't call them that.
Uriel: Oh, that's what they are... savages. Just plumbing on two legs.

Castiel: You're close to blasphemy.

Castiel and Uriel, 4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester

History

Introduced as a "specialist" by Castiel, Uriel takes a vessel and joins Castiel in trying to prevent witches from breaking another seal: raising Samhain. Dean questions what kind of specialist he is but receives no answer. He admits that the town he and Castiel are in isn't the first one that he has "purified."[1]

Within the Host of Heaven, Uriel was originally supervised by Castiel. But Castiel was later demoted from his supervisor station and was placed under Uriel's authority due to his growing compassion for humans, particularly towards Dean.[2]

Soon after Alastair's death,[2] it is revealed that Uriel had been trying to break the seals the entire time. He tells Castiel that he was responsible for the deaths of some angels that were once in their garrison, as he wanted their help to free Lucifer, but denied him, which forced his hand. He wanted Lucifer to reign over Earth and assume leadership in Heaven because Uriel believes that God is no longer running things and that he must be dead. Castiel and Uriel are known to have fought alongside each other during numerous angelic battles waged by Heaven. Following his revelation of his rebellion, Castiel engages him in a battle and loses, but the fallen angel Anna stabs him from behind with his own angel sword, killing him[2].

He states to Dean Winchester that "We raised you out of Hell for our purposes." In many instances, the show suggests that Uriel may have been part of the legion of angels, including Castiel, who went to Hell to rescue Dean.[2]

A younger version of Uriel was seen in 5.13 The Song Remains the Same.

Characteristics

Powers and Abilities

  • Teleport himself and humans to any location on Earth unless the location is protected with Enochian sigils.
  • Turn a human, such as Sam Winchester, into dust with one word.[1]
  • Overpower other angels, and also outmatched multiple demons at once.[3][2]
  • Speak or communicate with his managers in Heaven while he's on Earth in a vessel, as he demonstrated when he sought out revelation from his superiors.[2]
  • Use telepathy to communicate with humans while asleep.[4]

Weaknesses

Episodes

4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester

Uriel appears with Castiel, and appears to be keen on obliterating the town in order to prevent Samhain from rising rather than let Sam and Dean attempt to prevent it -- an attitude later revealed to be against the angels' true orders which were to follow whatever course of action Dean decided. At the end of the episode, he castigates Sam for using his powers and makes it clear that he is dispensable.

4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer

Uriel appears with Castiel at the end of the episode to kill Anna Milton.

4.10 Heaven and Hell

Anna manages to banish Uriel and Castiel temporarily with an angel banishing sigil. Later, when they are hidden by hex bags, Uriel appears to Dean in a dream, demanding he hands over Anna, and revealing that he holds her grace in a vial around his neck. Uriel threatens to kill Sam and Dean finally gives in. Anna agrees to go with him and Castiel when they arrive, but Alastair also appears, having been led there by Ruby and the angels and demons battle it out. Uriel easily kills Alastair's two minions, but Anna takes advantage of his distraction to snatch the vial with her Grace back and smash it, allowing her to become an angel again and destroying Alastair's meatsuit. Uriel is furious and tries to attack Sam and Dean in revenge, but is stopped by Castiel. Unknown to Uriel and Castiel, this was Sam and Dean's plan all along.

Uriel is killed by Anna.

4.16 On the Head of a Pin

Uriel has been promoted above Castiel, after his superiors were concerned about Castiel's empathy for Dean. He, along with Castiel, kidnaps Dean in order to have him torture Alastair and find out who's killing angels. During the interrogation, unbeknownst to Castiel, Uriel causes the devil's trap holding Alastair to be broken. Uriel is one of a group of angels who support the release of Lucifer, and he wants to free Alastair and kill Dean. When Castiel works this out, he confronts Uriel who admits the plan. He has been trying to recruit angels to the cause and killing those who refuse. He asks Castiel to join him, but Castiel refuses. Castiel engages Uriel in battle, but ultimately proves no match for him and Uriel beats Castiel, enraged at his continuing belief in God. As Uriel is about to punch Castiel again, Anna appears and stabs Uriel through the neck from behind with his own angel sword, killing him.

5.13 The Song Remains the Same

Anna travels back to 1978 intending to kill John and Mary Winchester to prevent Sam's birth from occurring so that Lucifer cannot use him a vessel. When she learns that Castiel, Dean and Sam have followed her, she recruits a young Uriel to help her with her mission. Uriel remarks that claiming a vessel is currently forbidden and recognizes that Anna isn't Anna of this time. In her defense, she tells him that she is after the people who killed him and he joins her. Michael arrives and kills Anna and sends Uriel back to Heaven.

Uriel in Lore

Uriel, whose name means "Fire of God" is the angel of the month of September, and one of the archangels usually associated with the Apocalypse. He is often identified as a cherub, and an angel of repentance and is depicted as standing at the Gates of Eden with a fiery sword or as "the angel who watches over thunder and terror."Source: Wikipedia Uriel was also the angel who discussed the fates of the leaders of the fallen angels, among them Azazel. According to the Revelation of Esdras, he is among the angels who will rule at the end of the world. Source: Wikipedia

Uriel in Fandom

External links

References