Raphael (
Standard Hebrew רָפָאֵל,
Rāfāʾēl, "It is God who heals", "God Heals", "God, Please Heal") is an
archangel of
Judaism and
Christianity, who in the Christian tradition performs all manners of healing. Raphael is mentioned in the
Book of Tobit, which is accepted as canonical by Catholics, Orthodox, and some Anglo-Catholics, and as useful for public teaching by Lutherans and Anglicans. Raphael is generally associated with the angel mentioned in the Gospel of John as stirring the water at the healing pool of Bethesda. Raphael is also an angel in
Mormonism, as he is briefly mentioned in the
Doctrine and Covenants.