Many ideas abound in the religious world concerning the concept of a guardian angel.
Apparently, Jews in the first century believed in a guardian angel for each person. In traditional Jewish training, children are taught that an angel accompanies them to the synagogue on the Sabbath. If the child has been good, the angel is pleased. They were, however, expected to accept this teaching as legend, not doctrine. In the second century A.D., the concept of the guardian angel was widespread among professed Christians.