Gabriel
Gabriel , "Fortitudo Dei", one of the three archangels mentioned in the Bible.
Patronages
According to Catholic tradition, as recorded in the sources cited for each patronage:
Police
- Diocese of Palm Beach: Blue Mass, consulted October 4, 2026
Feast day
- September 29 · General Roman Calendar
- March 18 · Traditional date, Drake, Saints and Their Emblems, 1916
From Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913, “Gabriel”
Only four appearances of Gabriel are recorded: (a) In Dan., viii, he explains the vision of the horned ram as portending the destruction of the Persian Empire by the Macedonian Alexander the Great, after whose death the kingdom will be divided up among his generals, from one of whom will spring Antiochus Epiphanes.
(b) In chapter ix, after Daniel had prayed for Israel, we read that "the man Gabriel ...
flying swiftly touched me" and he communicated to him the mysterious prophecy of the "seventy weeks" of years which should elapse before the coming of Christ.
In chapter x, it is not clear whether the angel is Gabriel or not, but at any rate we may apply to him the marvellous description in verses 5 and 6.
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