Object Details
- depicted
- Saint Raphael
- Description
- This santo represents St. Raphael the Archangel, the traveler's guide, guardian of youth, and the archangel charged with healing humankind and the Earth. Rafael is one of several archangels (high-ranking angels) who exist in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. The story of Rafael is found in the Book of Tobit, in the Bibles of Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians.
- Description (Spanish)
- Este santo representa a San Rafael Arcángel, guía de los viajeros, guardián de los jóvenes y arcángel encargado de aliviar a la humanidad y a la tierra. Rafael es uno de los varios arcángeles (ángeles de alta jerarquía) presentes en las tradiciones cristiana, judía y musulmana. La historia de Rafael se halla en el libro de Tobit, el cual se incluye únicamente en la Biblia de los cristianos católicos y ortodoxos occidentales.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- late 19th-early 20th century
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0775
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0775
- Object Name
- santo
- Physical Description
- wood; paint; metal (overall material)
- handmade (overall production method/technique)
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19.4 cm x 13.5 cm x 6.2 cm; 7 5/8 in x 5 5/16 in x 2 7/16 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico: Morovis, Morovis
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Religion
- Vidal
- Title
- Saint Raphael the Archangel
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Saints
- Record ID
- nmah_602150
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3411-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
