Angel of Death

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Angel of Death may refer to:

Religion

• Death (personification), death personified as an angel in Abrahamic religion
  • Gabriel, an archangel
  • Azrael, viewed as the good angel of death recording every birth and death; in Islam referred to as Malak Almawt
  • Michael, an archangel, viewed as the good Angel of Death
  • Samael, an archangel (in Judaism), viewed as the evil Angel of Death
  • Sariel, thought by some to be another name of Azrael, in Judaism

Fiction

• Angel of Death (novel), a novel by Jack Higgins
• Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, a game in the Broken Sword series
• Angel of Death (Web Series)
• Angel of Death (Robin Hood)

Music

• "Angel of Death" (song), a song by Slayer
• Angels of Death (album), an album by Hawkwind
  • "Angels of Death", a song by Hawkwind from Sonic Attack and collected on Angels of Death
• "Angel of Death", a symphonic poem by George Chadwick
• "Angel of Death (Thin Lizzy song)", a song by Thin Lizzy from Renegade
• "Angel of Death", a song by Axxis
• "Angel of Death", a song by Angel Witch
• "Angel of Death", a song by Liberator
• "The Angel of Death came to David's room", a song by mewithoutYou

People

Criminal psychology

Angel of Death may refer to a specific type of serial killer, typically in healthcare, who murders patients or persons otherwise perceived as ill or suffering. Examples:

• Michael Swango, American physician who poisoned over 30 patients and coworkers
• Kristen Gilbert, American nurse and convicted serial killer
• Donald Harvey, American orderly and convicted serial killer
• Beverley Allitt, English nurse who murdered four child patients

Nickname

• Josef Mengele, Nazi doctor
• David Sheldon or The Angel of Death, professional wrestler
• Louis de Saint-Just, French revolutionary
• Alfredo Astiz or the "Blond Angel of Death", an Argentine military officer
• Julie Cashman, Australian petty criminal, whose two lovers were killed in the course of her two prison escapes

See also

• Shinigami, God of Death
• Death deity, gods and goddesses of death in polytheistic religions
• Death (disambiguation), for Angels of Death known simply as "Death"
• Angel (disambiguation)
• Grim Reaper (disambiguation)

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