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ID: 901000444
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000444
Record Type: Character/Person

Raphael, Archangel (Abrahamic religion character)

Note: In the Bible, one of the archangels. In the apocryphal Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) Book of Tobit, he is the one who, in human disguise and under the name of Azarias, accompanied Tobias in his adventurous journey and conquered the demon Asmodeus. In the Christian tradition performs all manners of healing. In Islam, Raphael is the fourth major angel; in the Muslim tradition, he is known as Israfil.

Names:
Raphael, Archangel (Abrahamic religion character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Raphael (Abrahamic religion character) (English,U,N)
Raffaele (Abrahamic religion character) (Italian-P,D,N)
Azarias (Abrahamic religion character) (undetermined,U,N)
Refaʾel (Abrahamic religion character) (undetermined,U,N)
Israfil (Abrahamic religion character) (undetermined,U,N)
רפאל (Abrahamic religion character) (Hebrew,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament characters> (P)
............Raphael, Archangel (Abrahamic religion character) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Tobit
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Tobit (Old Testament character)) [901000127]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... religious character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... archangel
.....(angels (spirits), spirits (beings), people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Abrahamic religion
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... healing
.....(personal and passive activities, physical activities by specific context, physical activities, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Raphael, Archangel (Abrahamic religion character)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11G185 the Archangel Raphael
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Raphael (Abrahamic religion character)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 2014010236
................National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-)
Raffaele (Abrahamic religion character)
................ICCD database (1988-)
Azarias (Abrahamic religion character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Refaʾel (Abrahamic religion character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Israfil (Abrahamic religion character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_(archangel)
רפאל (Abrahamic religion character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Raphael," accessed 1 July 2017
................ National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-)
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)

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