Christian · Latin · c. 590 CE
Homilies on the Gospels, Homily 34
Gregory the Great
Gregory's ordering of the nine choirs, which is not Pseudo-Dionysius'. He swaps Principalities and Virtues, and reads the names as descriptions of what each rank does rather than as degrees of contemplation. Quoted at length by Aquinas, which is how most of the West received it.
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| Name here | Rank given | # | Powers described |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | One of the nine orders as Gregory enumerates them, named for the office it performs rather than for its rank in contemplation. | |
| — | — | One of the nine orders as Gregory enumerates them, named for the office it performs rather than for its rank in contemplation. | |
| — | — | One of the nine orders as Gregory enumerates them, named for the office it performs rather than for its rank in contemplation. | |
Dominations = Dominions | — | — | One of the nine orders as Gregory enumerates them, named for the office it performs rather than for its rank in contemplation. |
| — | — | One of the nine orders as Gregory enumerates them, named for the office it performs rather than for its rank in contemplation. | |
| — | — | One of the nine orders as Gregory enumerates them, named for the office it performs rather than for its rank in contemplation. | |
| — | — | One of the nine orders as Gregory enumerates them, named for the office it performs rather than for its rank in contemplation. | |
| — | — | One of the nine orders as Gregory enumerates them, named for the office it performs rather than for its rank in contemplation. | |
| — | — | One of the nine orders as Gregory enumerates them, named for the office it performs rather than for its rank in contemplation. |
