Raphael

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Raphael is an archangel in Judeo-Christian tradition, often associated with healing, guidance, and protection.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Raphael canonical 9
Rufael 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angel
archangel
appearsAs guide
traveler
associatedWith divine providence
exorcism of demons
guardian angels
healing of the sick
marriage
protection of travelers
associatedWithDirection east
associatedWithElement air
bindsDemon Asmodeus
feastDay 29 September
feastSharedWith Gabriel
Michael
guidesCharacter Tobias
healsCharacter Tobit
knownFor escorting Tobias on a journey
healing Tobit’s blindness
knownIn Catholic biblical canon (Deuterocanonical books)
Orthodox biblical canon (Deuterocanonical books)
mentionedIn Tobit
surface form: Book of Tobit
nameLanguage Hebrew
nameMeaning God heals
numberAmongArchangels seven
patronOf Christian marriage
happy meetings
healers
matchmakers
nurses
physicians
the blind
travelers
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
revealsIdentityAtEndOfStory true
role guidance
healing
protection
symbol fish
staff
traveling cloak
title Raphael (archangel)
surface form: Saint Raphael
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Tobit featuresAngel Raphael
Tobit associatedWithAngel Raphael
Sean Astin notableRole Raphael
Raguel alsoKnownAs Raphael
this entity surface form: Rufael
Raphael Semmes givenName Raphael
Tobias accompaniedBy Raphael
Tobias guidedBy Raphael
Haydn The Creation character Raphael
subject surface form: The Creation