Raphael (meaning 'It is God who heals', 'God Heals', 'God, Please Heal') is the name of an archangel of Judaism and Christianity who performs all manner of healing and another one of Islam. Archangel Raphael is the archangel that supervises healers and healing for all Earth’s population. Raphael is asked for help by those in any kind of pain, whether it is physical, emotional, intellectual or spiritual. He is also the patron of the blind, of happy meetings, of nurses, of physicians and of travelers. His feast day is celebrated on September 29th.
Archangels are members of the second choir of angels. They are found in a number of religious traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism. Michael is the only archangel named in the Bible as recognized by both Catholic and Protestant denominations. Gabriel, named in Luke, is considered to be an archangel, as are Raphael (mentioned in the Book of Tobit) and Uriel (mentioned in the Book of Enoch). The Book of Tobit is included in the Catholic Canon of the Bible, but is considered apocryphal by Protestants. The archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are venerated in the Roman Catholic Church with a feast on September 29th. The named Archangels in Islam are Gabriel, Michael, Raphael and Azrael.
Cold Cast is a modern method of casting sculptures using a mixture of resin and powdered polymer materials. The finished sculpture has a surface which looks very similar to traditionally cast material, but tends to be much lighter.
