Gabriel facts for kids
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 of Gabriel by Jan van Eyck, 1434
-
Statue of Archangel Gabriel (15th century), adorning the top of the northwest corner pillar of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice
-
Icon of Gabriel, Byzantine, c. 1387–1395 (Tretyakov Gallery)
-
The Annunciation, Henry Ossawa Tanner (1898)
-
The Annunciation, Gabriel kneeling on one knee. Llanbeblig Book of Hours (f. 1r.).
-
Angel of the Annunciation by Titian (1520–1522)
-
Archangel Gabriel Millennium Monument at Heroes' Square in Budapest
-
Archangel Gabriel at the facade of the Cathedral of Reims
See also
In Spanish: Arcángel Gabriel para niños