This Dec. 12, 2021, photo shows the biblically accurate angel Christmas tree topper created by the Rev. Kira Austin-Young and her puppet-maker husband, Michael Schupbach, atop the tree in their ...

The idea to use biblically accurate angels as tree toppers appears to have come from Reverand Kira Austin-Young, an episcopal priest in the Diocese of Tennessee, and her husband, Michael Schupbach ...

This Dec. 12, 2021, photo shows the biblically accurate angel Christmas tree topper created by the Rev. Kira Austin-Young and her puppet-maker husband, Michael Schupbach, ...

“I think in, particularly, the times of the world that we’re in, where things seem kind of scary and weird, having a scary and weird angel sort of speaks to people,” Austin-Young said.

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a poll last year. Still, there’s no agreement about what they look like or even exactly what they are.

Social media is full of various interpretations of “biblically accurate angels” imagined not just in tree toppers but also drawings, tattoos, even makeup tutorials.

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a poll last year. Still, there’s no agreement about what they look like or even exactly what they are.

Instead of a star or some stylized humanoid angel to top your Christmas tree, why not create a biblically accurate angel? Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:41:52 GMT (1745001712659) Story Infinite Scroll ...