Rola aniołów w historii zbawienia w ujęciu św. Piotra Chryzologa
The role of angels in the history of salvation according to Saint Peter Chrysologus

Summary/Abstract: Angelology in the sermons of the Bishop of Ravenna improves the doctrine of angels presented in the writings of the Church Fathers. It includes the ontological, historical and salvific dimension. St. Peter Chrysologus presents angels as free spiritual beings created by God. On the other hand, he strongly emphasizes their role in God’s salvific plan focusing on the two fundamental events in the life of Christ: the Incarnation and the Resurrection. The heavenly beings reveal to people the saving plan of God, prepare for the mystery of the Incarnation and Jesus’ coming to the world, grant God’s gifts to people and pray before God for them. They announce the Resurrection of Christ and inspire his disciples to proclaim the truth to all nations. The angelology of St. Peter Chrysologus is not particularly new and original as he uses the themes and ideas well known to the authors of Christian antiquity, especially the Greek Fathers. Nevertheless, knowing the teaching of the Bishop of Rawenna enriches the knowledge of the teaching of the Church Fathers of the Fifth Century.

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