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Raphael

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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One of the seven archangels and the guardian of mankind, conducted Tobias to the country of the Medes and aided him in capturing the miraculous fish, an effigies of which, as also a pilgrim's staff, is an attribute of the archangel.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Raphael'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/raphael.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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