Gabriel

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

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. ^[1]

Gabriel is also a given name. 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.^[2] 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.^[3] And most famously, to Mary to announce the coming birth of Jesus.^[4] 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.

Gabriel Media

Gabriel announcing the incarnation to Mary, by Fra Angelico, c. 1440–1445 (Convent of San Marco, Florence)
The Annunciation, by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1898)
Detail of Gabriel from Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation (c. 1472–1475)
Angel of the Annunciation by Titian (1520–1522)
Archangel Gabriel at the façade of the Cathedral of Reims, late 13th century
The Annunciation from the Llanbeblig Book of Hours (late 14th century), showing Gabriel kneeling on one knee
Icon of Gabriel, Byzantine, c. 1387–1395 (Tretyakov Gallery)
Archangel Gabriel. A fresco from the Tsalenjikha Cathedral by Cyrus Emanuel Eugenicus. 14th century.
Statue of Archangel Gabriel (15th century), adorning the top of the northwest corner pillar of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice
Gabriel on the southern deacons' door of the iconostasis in the Cathedral of Hajdúdorog, Hungary