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Raphael (UK: / ˈ r æ f eɪ ə l / RAF-ay-əl, US: / ˈ r æ f i ə l, ˈ r eɪ f-/ RA(Y)F-ee-əl; "God has healed") [a] is an archangel first mentioned in the Book of Tobit and in 1 Enoch, both estimated to date from between the 3rd and 2nd century BCE.
Lutheranism and Anglicanism's traditions generally recognize four known archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and sometimes Uriel. Non denominational Protestant churches often venerate only Gabriel and Michael. In the Coptic tradition, the Seven Archangels are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Surael, Sedakiel, Sarathael, and Ananael.
Church of St. Raphael the Archangel (Lithuanian: Šv. arkangelo Rapolo bažnyčia, Polish: Kościół Św. Rafała Archanioła ) is a Roman Catholic church in Šnipiškės , Vilnius . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Former Jesuits monastery ensemble is located nearby which currently is used by the Department of Cultural Heritage of Lithuania.
The church plan is a Greek cross, with the façade facing a minor canal named after the church, rio dell'Angelo Raffaele. The interior houses sculptures by Sebastiano Mariani and Michelangelo Morlaiter. Among the statues is one of the Archangel Raphael leading a boy with a fish; the archangel was a patron saint of fishermen.
Saint Raphael Catholic Church (Koloa, Hawaii), a Catholic parish in Hawaii, USA; St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque, Iowa), a Catholic parish in Iowa, USA; St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, a Catholic church and school in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Church of St. Raphael the Archangel, Vilnius, a Catholic church in Vilnius, Lithuania
The church is also the host of Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic School. [ 2 ] and Saint Raphael Preschool . [ 3 ] The priests are members of the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus [ 4 ] (the USA East Province was formed when the Maryland and USA Northeast provinces merged in 2020 [ 5 ] ), the US Jesuit Portal, [ 6 ] and Jesuits ...
St Raphael's Church. St Raphael's Church (Spanish: Iglesia de San Rafael Arcángel) is a church in San Rafael, Antioquia, Colombia. The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro, [1] dedicated to the Archangel Raphael.
The last Mass in the old church was celebrated on November 10, 1974. [15] It was sold to the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the US, Canada and Australia in 1979. [2]: 221 Past neglect of St. Raphael's Church necessitated three years of renovations. A celebratory parade, and a Mass led by Cardinal Cooke, marked their completion in July 1977.