Angel of Death

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Angel of Death may refer to:

Religion

Hebrew Bible

• The Passover "Angel of Death", a destroying angel commonly described as the deliverer of the tenth plague in the Book of Exodus
• Destroying angel (Bible), other destroying angels, named and unnamed, in the Bible

Later Judaism

• Michael (archangel), carries Adam to his grave in some texts
• Gabriel, angel of death over kings
• Samael, an important archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore

Hinduism

• Yama, lord of death

Christianity

• Michael (archangel), good angel of death
• Samael, evil angel of death
• Abaddon, also called Apollyon, a destroying angel in the Book of Revelation
• Santa Muerte, a sacred figure venerated primarily in Mexico and the United States

Historical figures

• Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767–1794), French revolutionary organizer of the Reign of Terror
• Josef Mengele (1911–1979), German SS officer and Nazi concentration camp doctor
• August Miete (1908–1978), German SS officer and Nazi extermination camp officer
• Irma Grese (1923–1945), German SS officer and Nazi concentration camp guard
• Alfredo Astiz (born 1951), Argentine Navy officer known as the "Blond Angel of Death"

Serial killers

• Beverley Allitt (born 1968), English nurse who murdered four child patients in Lincolnshire, UK
• Richard Angelo (born 1962), New York nurse who poisoned 35 patients, killing ten
• Charles Cullen (born 1960), American nurse who is thought to be responsible for more than 40 patients' unexplained deaths in hospitals within New Jersey and Pennsylvania, US
• Kristen Gilbert (born 1967), American nurse who murdered four patients in Massachusetts, US
• Donald Harvey (born 1952), American orderly and convicted serial killer who claims to have murdered 87 people
• Colin Norris (born 1976), Scottish nurse and serial killer
• Harold Shipman (1946–2004), English doctor who murdered up to 250 elderly patients.

Performers

• The Angel of Death (wrestler) (1953–2007), American professional wrestler

Biology

• Amanita ocreata, a poisonous mushroom

Fiction

• Angel of Death (novel), by Jack Higgins
• Angel of Death, a novel by Alane Ferguson
• Angel of Death (web series), American thriller
• Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, computer game
• "The Angel of Death" (Robin Hood), British TV series episode
• Angel of Death (NCIS), an episode of the American TV series NCIS
• "The Angel of Death", an episode in the TV series Dexter
• Shachath: The Angel of Death, in the TV series American Horror Story: Asylum

Music

• "Angel of Death" (Slayer song)
• "Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy song), 1982
• "Angel of Death" (Hank Williams song)

Other uses

• Angel of Death (criminology), a type of serial killer
• Lockheed AC-130, a gunship sometimes referred to as the "Angel of Death"
• The Angel of Death (1895), a Pre-Raphaelite painting by Simeon Solomon
• Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000), each nicknamed "Angel of Death" in the game Warhammer 40,000

See also

• Angels of Death (disambiguation)
• Death angel (disambiguation)
• Angel of Mercy (criminology), a caregiver who intentionally harms or kills persons under his care
• Death (personification)
• Exterminating Angel (disambiguation)
• Psychopomp