Raphael
Raphael is an angel who assisted Christophoros by helping him miraculously produce five loaves of bread to feed the soldiers who were escorting him to the city.
↻ synthesized from 12 sources
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Christophoros legend set during the reign of emperor Decius (249-251 CE).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Raguel, Remiel, Azazel, malʾāk̠, Angel of Love, Angel of Justice, Angel of Truth, Angel of Peace, Seraphim, cherubim, Mal’akh Yahweh, bnē Elohim, Babylas, prince of Persia, Phanuel, Sabrael, Usiel, Saraqâêl, Samyaza, Suryal, Grigori, nephilim, Landvættir, Vættir, landdísir, guardian angel, Fylgja, Hamingja, Michael, Uriel, Asmodeus, Andrealphus, Satan
- allied with
- Christophoros, Tobias, Gabriel, Michael, Watchtower, Uriel, Joel, Zavdiel, Achziel, Nuriel, Gabuthelon, Beburos, Zebuleon, Aker, Arphugitonos
- enemy of
- Abyzou, Asmodeus, Adrammelech
- syncretized with
- patron saint, Israfil, unnamed angel
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Reprebos miraculously produces five loaves of bread with the help of the angel Raphael.”
#1546 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The Book of Enoch lists Michael as one of seven archangels (the remaining names are Uriel, Raguel, Raphael, Sariel, Gabriel, and Remiel), who in the Book of Tobit "stand ready and enter before the glory of the Lord".”
#1950 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to Rabbinic Judaism, Gabriel — along with Michael, Uriel, and Raphael — is one of the four angels that stand at the four sides of God’s throne and serve as guardian angels of the four parts of the Earth.”
#1991 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Due to his actions in the Book of Tobit and the Gospel of John, Raphael is considered a protector and healer, and so the patron of travelers, the blind, happy meetings, nurses, physicians, medical workers, matchmakers, Christian marriage, and Catholic studies. On a corner of the Doge's Palace”
#2089 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In chapter IX, part of "The Book of the Watchers" (2nd century BCE), only four angels are named. Those angels are Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel (though some versions have a fifth angel: Suryal or Suriel).”
#2116 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001