Seraphina or Serafina is a feminine given name, derived from the word

seraph A seraph ( ; pl.: ) is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Christian angelology and in the fif ...

, a high-ranking

angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

in the hierarchy of angels, and may refer to:

Persons

* Saint Serafina (1238–1253), a thirteenth century Italian saint *

Seraphina Sforza Sveva da Montefeltro (1434 – 8 September 1478) was an Italian beatified nun and noblewoman of the House of Montefeltro. She is venerated by the Catholic Church for her life of devotion despite the hardships she encountered. After an arranged ...

(c. 1434–1478), an Italian noblewoman and nun * Serafina di dio (1621–1699), Italian abbess * Penny Serafina Petrone (1925–2005), a Canadian writer, educator, arts patron, and philanthropist * Serafina Ouistiti, one of the several stage names of Dutch musician

Bloem de Ligny Bloem de Wilde de Ligny (born 7 July 1978) is a Dutch singer-songwriter, producer, visual artist and musician based in the United Kingdom. de Ligny has released music as a solo artist and as a member of various bands, including Fono & Serafina, Po ...

(born 1978) *

Serafina Steer Serafina Steer (born 30 April 1982) is an English harpist, and songwriter based in London. She is best known as a regular collaborator with Jarvis Cocker. In addition to harp, she plays keyboards, bass guitar and has composed for theatre and TV ...

(born 1982), an English harpist, pianist, singer and songwriter

Fictional characters

* ''Seraphina'', an 1809 popular novel by Caroline Burney * '' Seraphina'', a 2012 fantasy novel by Rachel Hartman *

Serafina (Marvel) The Children of the Vault are a group of fictional superhuman beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. First created by Mike Carey and Chris Bachalo, the Children of the Vault debuted in X-Men (vol. 2) #188 (Septemb ...

, a super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe *

Serafina Pekkala This is a list of characters from the two Philip Pullman trilogies ''His Dark Materials'' and '' The Book of Dust''. Introduced in ''Northern Lights'' Lyra Belacqua Lyra Belacqua, later known as Lyra Silvertongue, is the central character o ...

, a fictional character in Phillip Pullman's ''

His Dark Materials ''His Dark Materials'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of '' Northern Lights'' (1995; published as ''The Golden Compass'' in North America), '' The Subtle Knife'' (1997), and '' The Amber Spyglass'' (2000). It follo ...

'' trilogy * Dona Serafina, a fictional character in ''Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley'' by

Lord Dunsany Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany (; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957), commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. He published more than 90 books during his lifetime, and his output consist ...

* ''Seraphina the Giraffe'', a children's story book by

Laurent de Brunhoff Laurent de Brunhoff (; 30 August 1925 – 22 March 2024) was a French author and illustrator, known primarily for continuing the Babar the Elephant series of children's books that was created by his father, Jean de Brunhoff. Early life Laurent ...

* Seraphina Picquery, president of The Magical Congress of the US in the film '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them''. * Serafina, protagonist of ''

Serafina and the Black Cloak ''Serafina and the Black Cloak'' is a 2015 American literature, American historical fiction and fantasy literature, fantasy novel written by Robert Beatty (author), Robert Beatty. It is the first novel in the ''Serafina Series'' and the prequel to ...

'' and its sequels * Serafina di Miromara, the protagonist in the ''Waterfire Saga'' by

Jennifer Donnelly Jennifer Donnelly (born August 16, 1963) is an American writer best known for the young adult historical novel '' A Northern Light''. ''A Northern Light'' was published as ''A Gathering Light'' in the U.K. There, it won the 2003 Carnegie Medal, ...

* Seraphina, a major character in the video game '' Disgaea 5''. * Seraphina au Raa, a character appearing in '' Iron Gold'' and ''

Dark Age The ''Dark Ages'' is a term for the Early Middle Ages (–10th centuries), or occasionally the entire Middle Ages (–15th centuries), in Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, which characterises it as marked by economic, int ...

,'' books four and five of Pierce Brown's ''Red Rising Saga''. * Seraphina, coprotagonist of webtoon '' unOrdinary'', by uru-chan.

Places

* Serafina, New Mexico, unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States * Serafina Corrêa, municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil *

Serafina (restaurant) Serafina is an Italian cuisine, Italian restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. Susan Kaufman opened the restaurant in 1991; chefs have included Dylan Giordan and Christian Chandler. Description The 85-sea ...

, an Italian restaurant in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

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