Angel of Death
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'''Angel of Death''' may refer to:
In '''religion''':
* [[Death (personification)#Death (angels) in religion|Death (personification)]], death personified as an angel in Abrahamic religion
** [[Gabriel]], the Archangel
** [[Malak Almawt]], the Islamic angel of death
** [[Samael]], in Judaism
** [[Sariel]], thought by some to be another name of Azrael, in Judaism
In '''fiction''':
* [[Angel of Death (novel)|''Angel of Death'' (novel)]], a novel by Jack Higgins
* ''[[Broken Sword: The Angel of Death]]'', a game in the ''Broken Sword'' series
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In '''music''':
* [[Angel of Death (song)|"Angel of Death" (song)]], a song by [[thrash metal]] [[rock band|band]] [[Slayer (band)|Slayer]] about [[Nazi]] physician [[Josef Mengele]]
* [[Angels of Death (album)|''Angels of Death'' (album)]], an album by Hawkwind
** "Angels of Death", a song by Hawkwind from ''[[Sonic Attack (album)|Sonic Attack]]'' and collected on ''Angels of Death''
* "Angel of Death", a symphonic poem by [[George Chadwick]]
* "Angel of Death", a song by Thin Lizzy from ''[[Renegade (album)|Renegade]]
In '''criminal psychology''', it may refer to a specific type of serial killer, typically in healthcare, who murders patients or persons otherwise perceived as ill or suffering. Examples:
* [[Kristen Gilbert]], American nurse and convicted serial killer
* [[Beverley Allitt]], English nurse who murdered four child patients
Among specific '''people''':
* [[Josef Mengele]], Nazi doctor
* [[David Sheldon]] or The Angel of Death, professional wrestler
* [[Louis de Saint-Just]], French revolutionary
==See also==
*[[Alfredo Astiz]] or the "Blond Angel of Death", an Argentine military officer
*[[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)]]
*[[Abdul rahman Al Shoaibi]] - An incident involving the Saudi footballer
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[[pt:Anjo da Morte]]
[[ru:Ангел Смерти (значения)]]