St. John Damascene: On Guardian Angels

“THEY are the guardians of the divisions of the earth; they are set over nations and regions allotted to them by their Creator. They govern all our affairs and bring us help. And the reason surely is because they are set over us by the divine will and command and are ever in the vicinity of God.”

~St. John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, 3, 2.

The Congregation of the Archangels, by Angelos Akotantos

(15th-century Icon-painter and hagiographer).

Tempera on panel; Vatopediou Monastery, Mount Athos.