Oxidized Silver Plated Archangel Raphael on 24" Stainless Steel Ball Chain Necklace

This is a 1" Oxidized Saint Raphael Medal.It comes on a Stainless Steel Ball Chain.Stainless Steel will not tarnish or rust.The Archangel Raphaelis mentioned a total of twenty-three times in the Bible, most of those time in the book of Tobit. He is the patron saint of physicians, all healers, the blind, lovers and travelers.The name Raphaelmeans 'God's remedy'. As he healed Tobit's eyes he is said to heal…or to rightly have caused God's remedy.Archangelsare members of the second choir of angels or those who stand before the throne of God. They are found in a number of religious traditions including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism.The only angel clearly named as being 'of the order' in the Bible is St. Michael but St. Gabriel is named in the Gospel of Luke. Saint Raphael is mentioned in Tobit, Enoch and the Book of Revelations.The feast days of Gabriel (March 24) and Raphael (October 24)were added to the Roman calendar in 1921. The 1970 revision of the calendar joined their feasts to Michael's on Sept. 29th.Each of the three archangelsperform a different mission in the Holy Scripture. Michael is the protector; Gabriel is the announcer and Raphael is the one who guides.Over the years inexplicable events once believed do to the actions of spiritual beings had given way to a scientific world view or a different sense of cause and effect. Yet, the faithful still believe they experience God's protection, or communication and/or guidance from Him in ways defying explanation. The existence of saints and angels cannot be dismissed so easily.St. Raphael Patron Saintprotects the blind; helps to cure bodily ills and eye problems; counselors; druggists; happy meetings; healers; health inspectors; health technicians; love; lovers; mental illness; nurses; pharmacists; physicians; shepherds; against sickness; therapists; travelers; young people; young people leaving home for the first time.