Angel of Death

See also: Angels of Death

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

Christianity

• Abaddon, also called Apollyon, a destroying angel in the Book of Revelation
• Michael (archangel), in some church traditions
• Santa Muerte

Islam

• Azrael

People

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

Medical doctors

• Josef Mengele (1911–1979), German SS officer and Nazi concentration camp doctor
• Beverley Allitt (born 1968), English nurse who murdered four child patients in Lincolnshire, UK
• Kristen Gilbert (born 1967), American nurse who murdered four patients in Massachusetts, USA
• Donald Harvey (born 1952), American orderly and convicted serial killer who claims to have murdered 87 people, mainly in Kentucky and Ohio, USA

Stage names

• David Sheldon (1953–2007), American professional wrestler

Biology

• Amanita ocreata, a poisonous mushroom

Fiction

• Angel of Death (film), a 2009 crime thriller film
• 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
• The Angel of Death, a short story by Michael Shea
• The Angel of Death, a recurring character on the TV series Charmed

Music

• Angel of Death, a live album by Angel Witch
• "Angel of Death" (song), by Slayer
• "Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy song)
• Angel of Death, song by Hawkwind
• Angel of Death, song by Immortal Technique

Other uses

• Angel of Death (criminology), a type of serial killer
• AC130, a military aircraft sometimes nicknamed "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
• A spell used in the strategy game Populous: The Beginning

See also

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