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Gabriel

Gabriel (meaning "God is my strength" or "man of God"), in the Bible is an angel, specifically an archangel (arch means "highest" or "chief").

The greeting of the Angel Gabriel opens the prayer Ave Maria.

In the Christian calendar, the Archangel Gabriel is celebrated together with the Archangels Michael and Raphael on September 29th.

Gabriel has sometimes been used as a given name in English-speaking counties because of a Continental European influence. Cognates: Hungarian: Gábor. Italian: Gabriele. Finnish: Kaapo. The feminine form of the name Gabriel is Gabrielle.

Archangel Gabriel in the Bible

Gabriel is first mentioned in the Bible, in the book of Daniel, when he appeared to Daniel. In the New Testament, St. Gabriel appears first in the book of Daniel in the Old Testament, the angel announced to Daniel the prophecy of the seventy weeks. And most famously, to Mary to announce the coming birth of Jesus. The Catholic feast of the Annunciation celebrates this visit every year, nine months before Christmas.

The Bible does not say angels have wings, but Christian artists usually show them that way.


Images for kids

  • Annunciation (van Eyck, Washington) Gabriel

    Annunciation of Gabriel by Jan van Eyck, 1434

  • 0 Venise, statue de l'archange Gabriel - Palais des Doges

    Statue of Archangel Gabriel (15th century), adorning the top of the northwest corner pillar of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice

  • Archangel Gabriel. Tsalenjikha fresco (Georgia, 14th c.)

    Archangel Gabriel. A fresco from the Tsalenjikha Cathedral by Cyrus Emanuel Eugenicus. 14th century.

  • Gabriel from Vysotsky chin (14c, Tretyakov gallery)

    Icon of Gabriel, Byzantine, c. 1387–1395 (Tretyakov Gallery)

  • Henry Ossawa Tanner - The Annunciation

    The Annunciation, Henry Ossawa Tanner (1898)

  • Llanbeblig Hours (f. 1r.) The Annunciation, Gabriel kneeling on one knee

    The Annunciation, Gabriel kneeling on one knee. Llanbeblig Book of Hours (f. 1r.).

  • Leonardo da Vinci Annunciazione (dettaglio)

    Detail of Gabriel from Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation (c. 1472–1475)

  • Titian - Polyptych of the Resurrection - Archangel Gabriel - WGA22785

    Angel of the Annunciation by Titian (1520–1522)

  • Gabor arkangyal

    Archangel Gabriel Millennium Monument at Heroes' Square in Budapest

  • Bermatingen St Georg Heiligenfigur

    Archangel Gabriel in the church of St. Georg in Bermatingen

  • Waldburg Pfarrkirche Verkündigung Engel

    Archangel Gabriel in the church of St. Magnus in Waldburg

  • Annonciation portail Reims

    Archangel Gabriel at the facade of the Cathedral of Reims

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Arcángel Gabriel para niños

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