Michaelis' classification of demons
In 1613 Sebastian Michaelis wrote a book, in which included a classification of the demons as it was told to him by the demon
Berith when he was exorcising a nun (at least this is what Michaelis wrote). This classification is based in hierarchies, the
sins by means of which the temptation is made, and includes the demons' adversaries (these adversaries are who allegedly suffered that temptation without falling).
Note that many demons' names are exclusively French or unknown in other catalogues. St. John and St. John the Evangelist are the same but were written as if they were different persons (or did he consider St. John as John the Baptist?), and other saints are cited only by their name without making clear, i.e., which Francis is (of Assisi?). There is no allusion to any ruler over these hierarchies. Satan and Lucifer are not mentioned.
First Hierarchy
- Beelzebub: arrogance; adversary, St. Francis
- Leviathan: attacks Christian religious beliefs; adversary, St. Peter
- Asmodai: lust; adversary: St. John
- Berith: murdering and blasphemy; adversary, St. Barnabas
- Astaroth: laziness and vanity; adversary, St. Bartholomew
- Verrin: impatience; adversary, St. Dominic
- Gresil: impurity, uncleanness and nastiness; adversary, St. Bernard
- Sonnilon: hate; adversary, St. Stephen.
Second Hierarchy
- Karo (demon): unpitying; adversary, St. Vincent
- Camal: lust; adversary, St. John the Evangelist
- Oeillet: richness; adversary, St. Martin
- Rosier: sensuality; adversary, St. Basil
- Soufflet: disobedience; adversary, St. Bernard
Third Hierarchy
- Belial: arrogance; adversary, St. Francis of Paula
- Olivier: fierceness, greediness and envy; adversary, St. Lawrence
- Jouvart: sexuality; adversary, not cited.