Raphael (archangel)

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angel archangel biblical figure religious figure

Raphael is an archangel in Judeo-Christian tradition, often associated with healing and guidance, notably appearing in the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Archangel Raphael 4
Saint Raphael 4
Raphael (archangel) canonical 2

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angel ⓘ
archangel ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ
alias Azariah (disguised name in Book of Tobit) ⓘ
angelicHierarchy archangel order ⓘ
appearsIn Tobit ⓘ
surface form: Book of Tobit
associatedWith exorcism of demons ⓘ
guidance ⓘ
healing ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
travel ⓘ
depictedIn Christian art ⓘ
Jewish museum ⓘ
surface form: Jewish art
feastDay 29 September (with Michael and Gabriel in Roman Catholic Church) ⓘ
8 November (Synaxis of the Archangels in Eastern Orthodoxy) ⓘ
functionInTradition one of the angels who stand before God’s throne (in some Christian and Jewish traditions) ⓘ
gender male (traditional depiction) ⓘ
guidesCharacter Tobias ⓘ
surface form: Tobiah (Tobias)
healsCharacter Sarah (in Book of Tobit) ⓘ
Tobit ⓘ
memberOf seven archangels (in some traditions) ⓘ
mentionedIn 1 Enoch ⓘ
surface form: Book of Enoch (in some textual traditions)
nameForm רְפָאֵל (Rəfāʾēl) ⓘ
nameLanguage Hebrew ⓘ
nameMeaning God heals ⓘ
oftenDepictedWith young Tobias carrying a fish ⓘ
patronage healers ⓘ
matchmaking and happy meetings ⓘ
medical workers ⓘ
the blind ⓘ
travelers ⓘ
performsMiracle drives away the demon Asmodeus ⓘ
restores Tobit’s sight ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
role angel of healing ⓘ
guide ⓘ
healing angel ⓘ
intercessor ⓘ
protector of travelers ⓘ
scripturalStatus apocryphal book (Tobit) in most Protestant traditions ⓘ
deuterocanonical book (Tobit) in Catholic and Orthodox canons ⓘ
symbol fish ⓘ
pilgrim’s staff ⓘ
staff ⓘ
traveling cloak ⓘ
tradition Judeo-Christian tradition ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran churches

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tobit → hasMainCharacter → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
Mission San Rafael Arcángel → dedicatedTo → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archangel Raphael
Mission San Rafael Arcángel → namedAfter → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archangel Raphael
Laguna San Rafael → namedAfter → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Raphael
All Angels → commemoratedWith → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Raphael
Sarah (daughter of Raguel) → associatedWith → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: archangel Raphael
Paradise Lost → featuresCharacter → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: the archangel Raphael
Rafael → etymologicallyRelatedTo → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
Tobias → accompaniedBy → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: angel Raphael
Raphael → title → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Raphael
San Rafael → namedAfter → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
subject surface form: San Rafael, California
this entity surface form: Archangel Raphael
Bete Gabriel-Rufael → dedicatedTo → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Raphael
Michaelmas → hasHonoree → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archangel Raphael
São Rafael → namedAfter → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Raphael
The Creation → character → Raphael (archangel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: archangel Raphael