Archangel Raphael Icon

 Our Description

This St. Raphael icon measures approximately 6in. x 3in.

 General Description:

This reproduction icon is a detail of a 17th c. icon of the Holy Archangels.  St. Raphael is known for his help to travelers, and as a great healer to those who call upon him with faith and love.

This reproduction print is mounted on a wood plank, in the traditional style of the Christian East.

St. Raphael the Archangel

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 09/29 Tridentine Calendar - 10/24 Patron Of: Against Nightmares, Apothecaries, Blind People, Blindness, Doctors, Druggists, Eye Diseases, Eye Problems, Happy Meetings, Insanity, Love, Lovers, Mental Illness, Mentally Ill People, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians, Safe Journey, Sheep Raisers, Sick, Travelers, Youth Also known as     Azariah; Angel of Love; Angel of Joy Memorial     29 September; formerly 24 October Profile     Archangel. One of the three angels mentioned by name in Scripture, and one of the seven that stand before God's throne. Lead character in the deutero-canonical book of Tobit in which he traveled with (and guarded) Tobiah, and cured a man's blindness; hence his connection with travelers, young people, blindness, healing and healers. Traditionally considered the force behind the healing power of the sheep pool mentioned in John 5:1-4. Born     wasn't Died     hasn't Name Meaning     God has healed or Healer of God Patronage     against nightmares; apothecaries; blind people; bodily ills; doctors; druggists; archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa; eye disease; eye problems; guardian angels; happy meetings; insanity; love; lovers; mental illness; mentally ill people; nightmares, against; nurses; pharmacists; physicians; archdiocese of Seattle, Washington; shepherdesses; shepherds; sick people; sickness; travelers; young people All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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