Gabriel
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| Saint Gabriel the Archangel | |
|---|---|
 Icon of Gabriel | |
| Archangel | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Islam Judaism |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | March 24 |
| Patronage | messengers |
Gabriel (Hebrew: גַּבְרִיאֵל, Gaḇrîʼēl; Latin: Gabrielus; Greek: Γαβριήλ, Gabriēl; Arabic: جبريل, Jibrīl; "my master is God") is one of the seven archangels and one of the three archangels named in the Bible, who serves as a messenger of God and who announced the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary[1] and who also announced to birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah.[2] He is known as St. Gabriel the Archangel to Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians.
