Divine Names

Celestial and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy

Mystical Theology

English · 1920 · 14h 23m · Christianity - Other, Philosophy

CORPUS AREOPAGITICUM · CORPUS DIONYSIACUM
Saint Dionysius the Areopagite · Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης

Translated by Clarence Edwin Rolt
The Divine Names · Περὶ θείων ὀνομάτων
The Mystical Theology · Περὶ μυστικῆς θεολογίας

Translated by John Parker, Vicar of Willoughby and Wysall
On the Heavenly Hierarchy · The Celestial Hierarchy · Περὶ τῆς οὐρανίου ἱεραρχίας · De Coelesti Hierarchia
On the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy · Περὶ τῆς ἐκκλησιαστικῆς ἱεραρχίας
Letters · Epistles · Ἐπιστολαί
Liturgy of St. Dionysius · Λειτουργία

THE NINE CHOIRS OF THE DIONYSIAN ANGELIC HIERARCHY WITH BONAVENTURE'S OFFICES

Highest Triad
1. Seraphim (Seraphim · Σεραφείμ · שְׂרָפִים) Announcing
2. Cherubim (Cherubim · Χερουβείμ · כְּרוּבִים) Declaring
3. Thrones (Throni · Θρόνοι · אוֹפַנִּים) Leading

Middle Triad
4. Dominions (Dominationes · Κυριότητες) Regulating
5. Virtues (Virtutes · Δυνάμεις) Enforcing
6. Powers (Potestates · Ἐξουσίαι) Commanding

Lowest Triad
7. Principalities (Principatus · Ἀρχαί) Receiving
8. Archangels (Archangeli · Ἀρχάγγελοι) Revealing
9. Angels (Angeli · Ἄγγελοι · מַלְאָכִים) Anointing

Cover: Divine Names by cartoonist Larry Welz, coloured by cartoonist Robin Bougie (2026). Cover artwork released by them into the public domain.