Saint-Raphaël, France
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Narayan,
N 43° 25.386 E 006° 45.982
32T E 319192 N 4810224
The city of Saint-Raphaël at Côte d'Azur is named after the Archangel Raphael.
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Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 07/10/2019
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In Christianity as well as Judaism, Raphael is believed to be one of the Archangels of God. He is mentioned by name in the book of Tobit in the Old Testament of the Bible:
Tobit 5:4
Tobiah went out to look for someone who would travel with him to Media, someone who knew the way. He went out and found the angel Raphael standing before him (though he did not know that this was an angel of God).
Source: biblegateway.com
Raphael also appears in other text passages without being mentioned by name: In Tob 3,16 it is Raphael listening to the prays of Tobias, then he accompanies him on his journey from Ninive to Rages, and in Tob 6,10-13 he finds Sara as wife for him.
The tourist town Saint-Raphaël at the Côte d'Azur is named after the Archangel Raphael. It features nice, wide beaches as well as a yacht port. Raphael is included in the city's coat of arms as well as the city's logo, which can be found at various places across the town. Since 2014, a five meters large
statue of Raphael is the eyecatcher of the park
Jardin Bonaparte, right at the harbor "Le Vieux Port".
Coordinates are from the
tourist information of the city, located at the main promenade across the city‘s harbor.