Saint Raphael
Saint Raphael the Archangel is one of the seven archangels who stand before the throne of God and one of the three archangels named in Scripture (alongside Michael and Gabriel). His name in Hebrew means "God has healed" (Refa'el). He appears in the Book of Tobit (Tobit 5–12) as the traveling companion and healer of the younger Tobias, and in the Book of Enoch as the angel set over all diseases and wounds. He is the patron of healers, travelers, pharmacists, and the blind. His feast day is September 29 (with Michael and Gabriel).
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| Saint Raphael | |
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| Feast Day | September 29 |
| Profession | Archangel; "one of the seven holy angels who present the prayers of the saints before God"; healer; guide of travelers; exorcist |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church; Eastern Catholic churches; Jewish tradition; Islam (Israfil); universal religious veneration of healing angels |
| Patronage | Healers and physicians; pharmacists; nurses; travelers; pilgrims; the blind; those with eye diseases; those with mental illness; those seeking happy marriages; young people leaving home; Córdoba, Spain; Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Attributes | Winged figure; pilgrim's staff and traveling bag (guide of Tobias); fish (Book of Tobit); medicine box or alabaster jar of ointment; the young Tobias beside him; light (healing/divine); the name "God heals" in Hebrew letters |
| Birthplace | Heaven (Celestial) |
| Cause of Death | An angel; does not die |
| Primary Shrine | No single primary earthly shrine for an archangel; venerated universally in chapels dedicated to him; particularly in hospital chapels; also in the Church of San Raffaele Arcangelo in various Italian cities; Raphael Chapel at Monte Sant'Angelo, Gargano, Italy (also the site of Saint Michael's apparitions); shrines at Córdoba, Spain |
| Liturgical Class | Feast (Roman Rite); September 29 (with Michael and Gabriel) |
| Historic Class | Double (October 24 in 1962 calendar for Raphael alone; combined with Michael and Gabriel on September 29 after 1969) |
The Angel of Healing
Raphael is one of the seven archangels named in Scripture and tradition. His name in Hebrew means "God has healed" (Refa'el), establishing his identity as the angel of healing from the earliest tradition.
He appears prominently in the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit, where he travels in human disguise with the young Tobias from Nineveh to Media. He instructs Tobias to use the organs of a fish to cure his father Tobit's blindness and to drive away the demon Asmodeus. He reveals his identity after the mission is complete: "I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels who present the prayers of the saints and go in before the glory of the Holy One" (Tobit 12:15).
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch 20) explicitly names him as the angel over the spirits of men and assigns him the mission of healing the earth corrupted by fallen angels.
Early Christian tradition identified the unnamed angel who stirred the waters at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:4) as Raphael.
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| Media | Length | AuthorCreator |
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| St. Raphael the Archangel HD | Under 5 minutes | Catholic Online |
| Saint Raphael the Archangel: The Angel of Healing | Under 5 minutes | Leyendas De Santos |
| The Angel of Healing: Saint Raphael the Archangel | Under 5 minutes | Leyendas De Santos |
| Saint Raphael the Archangel | Under 5 minutes | Lives of the Saints |
| Saint Raphael, Archangel - October 24th | Under 5 minutes | Saint of the Day |
| Story of Saint Raphael | Saints and Angels TV | EP 24 | #SaintsandAngels #CatholicSaints #Saints | 5–15 minutes | Saints and Angels TV |
| St Raphael the Archangel | https://youtu.be/cuQkx2cVFgo?si=tgIMsyMRLRVGA_Qe | Under 5 minutes | Saints Stories |
| St Raphael the Archangel | | Under 5 minutes | Saints Stories |
| The Angel of Healing St Raphael the Archangel #history #saintsations #catholicchurch | Under 5 minutes | Saints Stories |
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Feast day
September 29 (with Saints Michael and Gabriel)
Veneration
Saint Raphael the Archangel is the angel of healing, whose name means "God has healed." He appears in the Book of Tobit as the guide of Tobias and healer of Tobit's blindness. He is the patron of healers, physicians, travelers, and the blind. His feast is September 29 with Saints Michael and Gabriel.
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