Editing Angels in Christianity (section)

=== Pseudo-Dionysian hierarchy ===
{{Main|De Coelesti Hierarchia}}
{{Further|Hierarchy of angels}}
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According to [[Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite]]'s ''[[De Coelesti Hierarchia]]'' (''On the Celestial Hierarchy''), there are three levels ("sphere") of angels, inside each of which there are three orders. 

Various works of [[Christian theology]] have devised [[Hierarchy of angels|hierarchies of angelic beings]]. The most influential Christian angelic hierarchy was put forward around the turn of the 6th century CE by Pseudo-Dionysius in his work ''De Coelesti Hierarchia''. He claimed to be an important figure who was converted by [[Paul the Apostle]], and the Pseudo-Dionysius enjoyed greater influence than he would have if he had used his actual name, until [[Erasmus]] publicised doubts about the age of the work in the early 16th century.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy |publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University |year=2019 |chapter=Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite |chapter-url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pseudo-dionysius-areopagite/#DioPer}}</ref>