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Raphael is a given name derived from the Hebrew rāp̄ā'ēl (רָפָאֵל) meaning "God has healed". Raphael is one of the archangels according to Abrahamic tradition. Popularized in Western Europe , it can be spelled Raphael, Raphaël, Rafael, Raffael, Raffaello, Raffiel, Refoel, Raffaele, or Refael depending on the language.
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.
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Juramento de San Rafael. Basílica del Juramento de San Rafael (Basilica of the Oath to Saint Rafael) is a minor basilica in Córdoba, Spain.It stands on the site where it is believed that the Raphael the Archangel appeared to Father Roeles in 1578, vowing to guard the city.
Azariah (guardian angel), the name given Raphael as companion of Tobias in the Book of Tobit. Azariah, the guardian angel of Maria Valtorta to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated; Azariah (prophet), a prophet (2 Chronicles 15:1–8) Azariah (high priest) high priest of Israel (1 Kings 4:2)
In the Lutheran and Anglican traditions, three to five archangels are recognized, including Michael the Archangel and Gabriel the Archangel (who are mentioned in the canonical books), as well as Raphael the Archangel, Uriel the Archangel and Jerahmeel the Archangel (who are named in the intertestamental books of the Protestant Apocrypha).
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Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino [a] (Italian: [raffaˈɛllo ˈsantsjo da urˈbiːno]; March 28 or April 6, 1483 – April 6, 1520), [2] [b] now generally known in English as Raphael (UK: / ˈ r æ f eɪ. ə l / RAF-ay-əl, US: / ˈ r æ f i. ə l, ˈ r eɪ f i-, ˌ r ɑː f aɪ ˈ ɛ l / RAF-ee-əl, RAY-fee-, RAH-fy-EL), [4] was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.