Samaritan (disambiguation)

The term Samaritan variously refers to people, charity or other:

• Samaritans, both a religious and an ethnic group descended from a group of inhabitants that have connections to ancient Samaria, whose religion is, as with Judaism, claimed to be the true descendant of the religion of the ancient Israelites

Charity:

• Parable of the Good Samaritan, a famous New Testament parable, which appears only in the Gospel of Luke (10:25-37), inspiring the Christian concept of "Samaritan" as equal to charity:

• Good Samaritan laws, laws protecting from blame those who choose to aid others who are injured or ill
• Several hospitals named Good Samaritan Hospital
• Samaritans (charity) (formerly The Samaritans), a British-based registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide
• The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong, a non-government organization providing similar counseling services in Hong Kong
• Samaritan's Purse, a non-denominational evangelical Christian humanitarian organization
• Sisters of the Good Samaritan, a Roman Catholic religious order

Other:

• Samaritan Catholic College, a secondary college in the Northern Suburb of Preston, Victoria, Australia
• Samaritan (comics), a superhero character from the Astro City comic book series, in the vein of Superman
• FV104 Samaritan, an ambulance of the CVR(T) family of vehicles in service with the British Army and others
• Samaritan Foundation Cult, a cult associated with the death of filmmaker Allen Ross
• "Samaritan" is the name Hellboy gives to his fictional gun of choice
• Samaritan (novel) is a 2003 novel by Richard Price