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Raphael, St
Raphael, St, archangel. In Tobit and I Enoch he is one of the seven archangels who stand in the presence of God. In Tobit (12: 15) he presents the prayers of holy men before God; in I Enoch (10: 7) he is said to have ‘healed’ the earth when it was defiled by the sins of the fallen angels. Feast day, previously 24 Oct.; in 1969 combined with St Michael on 29 Sept.
In the C of E the Guild of St Raphael was founded in 1915 to restore the Ministry of Healing as a normal function of the Church. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Raphael, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Raphael, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RaphaelSt.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Raphael, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RaphaelSt.html |
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St Raphaël
St Raphaël See aperitif wines.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "St Raphaël." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "St Raphaël." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-StRaphal.html DAVID A. BENDER. "St Raphaël." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-StRaphal.html |
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