[raf-ee-uh
l, rey-fee-, rah-fahy-el] 
| 1. | (Raffaello Santi or Sanzio) 1483–1520, Italian painter. |
| 2. | one of the archangels. |
| 3. | a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “healing of the Lord.” |
| Raph·a·el 1 (rāf'ē-əl, rā'fē-, rä'fē-ěl') n. One of the archangels of Hebrew tradition. |
| Raph·a·el 2 (rāf'ē-əl, rā'fē-, rä'fē-ěl') Italian painter whose works, including religious subjects, portraits, and frescoes, exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance. |
A sixteenth-century Italian painter. A contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, he is known for his beautiful and gracious Madonnas and The School of Athens (see Plato's Academy).