Angel of Death

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Angel of Death may refer to:

Religion

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

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

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"

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.

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