These 7 inch Gold Ornament Angels
are made of gold outlined Capiz. These Capiz Shell Christmas Ornaments flowing angel dress is decorated with gold wire spirals. The Capiz angel has one spiral curl and long flowing hair. The angel wings are separated by a gold wire. The beautiful Angel Ornaments are playing a gold wire lyre. Made in the Philippines, these gold ornaments hang by a gold lame cord. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

Information about Capiz Shells.
The Capiz seashell is scientifically known as Placuna Placenta: a fan-shapes to nearly round shell. This is a bivalve, slightly convex upper shell and almost flat lower shell providing a firmly strong protection for its delicate flesh. The wonderful, unique quality of the Capiz shell is that it is translucent, thin and almost colorless in nature. Very fine half round are lines indicates the growth of this highly valued marine life. So far, no single machine has been invented to completely process a novelty from Capiz seashell. The brilliance and intrinsic beauty of this seashell is beyond human creation. The Capiz shell’s origin is unknown today even though the Capiz shell has been common in the Pacific ocean around the Philippine Island waters for centuries. The Capiz shell has a beautiful white translucent inner shell that has been used in ornaments for decades. These soft white translucent Capiz ornament and Capiz decorative items are channeled in soft plated gold metal much the same way that stained glass is channeled in lead. Check out our Unique Christmas Ornaments for the holidays.

Angels.
According to many religions an angel is a spiritual being created by God. The word angel comes from a Greek word meaning messenger or one who is sent. According to religious tradition, angels live in heaven and act as God’s servants and as messengers between God and human beings. They also serve as guardians of individuals and nations. Angels traditionally are pictured as having a human body and wings. Poets and artists have portrayed angels as symbols of innocence or virtue.
In some religions, legends tell of bright, powerful spirits that appear in dreams and visions and protect people or tribes. In Hinduism and Buddhism, many major gods are accompanied by a band or court of spiritual beings.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam developed the most elaborate doctrines about angels. These religions recognize an order of beings in which angels rank above human beings but under God. God is all powerful and the human is sometimes portrayed as in Gods image.
The concept of angels with a human body and wings began in the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament, and in Christianity. Later tradition refers to many archangels, angels of high rank, including Saint Michael.
Christian doctrine regarding angels reached full development during a AD 1100’s and 1200’s especially in the teachings of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas believed angels were necessary to fill the gap between God and human beings. He taught that countless numbers of angels existed and that they were immortal. According to Aquinas, angels knew everything except what depended on human choice and what was known only to God.
The Islamic belief in angels resembles that of Judaism and Christianity. These three faiths place angels near God and give special duties to some.
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