Raphael
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Summary
Raphael is an archangel[1]. They draws 17,649 Wikipedia views per month (archangel category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: angel in Judaism[3], angels in Christianity[4]
- Part of: Book of Tobit[5]
- Commons category: Archangel Raphael[6]
- Feast day: September 29[7], Catholic Church[8], November 8[9], Eastern Orthodox Church[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Raphael (archangel)[11]
- Depicted by: Tobias and the Angel[12], Archangel Raphael and Tobias[13]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
- Present in work: Paradise Lost[20], New Advent[21], Wikitólica[22]
- Native label: רפאל[23]
- Subject has role: angel[24]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Raphael include Rancho de San Rafael[25], a real property[26], in United States[27]; San Raffaele Hospital[28], an Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1969[31]; Mission San Rafael Arcángel[32], a church building[33], in United States[34]; San Raffaele, Naples[35], a church building[36], in Italy[37], founded in 1759[38]; St. Raphael's Cathedral[39], a Catholic cathedral[40], in United States[41], founded in 1861[42]; Angelo San Raffaele[43], a church building[44], in Italy[45], founded in 1618[46]; and Church of St. They in Vilnius[47], a church building[48], in Lithuania[49], founded in 1702[50].
Why It Matters
Raphael has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] They is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for them include Rancho de San Rafael[25], a real property[26], in United States[27]; San Raffaele Hospital[28], an Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1969[31]; Mission San Rafael Arcángel[32], a church building[33], in United States[34]; San Raffaele, Naples[35], a church building[36], in Italy[37], founded in 1759[38]; St. Raphael's Cathedral[39], a Catholic cathedral[40], in United States[41], founded in 1861[42]; and Angelo San Raffaele[43], a church building[44], in Italy[45], founded in 1618[46].