page_title: Gabriel
section_title: Festivals
hierarchical_section_title: Gabriel / Art, entertainment, and media / Festivals
caption_attribution_description: English: Llanbeblig Hours (f. 1r.) The Annunciation, Gabriel kneeling on one knee
context_page_description: In the Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an archangel, first described in the Hebrew Bible.
  In the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions. The archangel also appears in the Book of Enoch and other ancient Jewish writings. Alongside archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of Israel, defending its people against the angels of the other nations.
  The Gospel of Luke relates the stories of the Annunciation, in which the angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah and the Virgin Mary, foretelling the births of John the Baptist and Jesus, respectively. Many Christian traditions—including Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Roman Catholicism—revere Gabriel as a saint.
  Islam regards Gabriel as an archangel sent by God to various prophets, including Muhammad. The first five verses of the Al-Alaq, the 96th chapter of the Quran, is believed by Muslims to have been the first verses revealed by Jibril to Muhammad.
  The Latter Day Saints hold that the angel Gabriel is the same individual as the prophet Noah in his mortal ministry.
context_section_description: Baltimore's "Little Italy" has for over 80 years hosted an annual "end of summer" St. Gabriel Festival that features a procession with a statue of the saint carried through the streets.
caption: The Annunciation, Gabriel kneeling on one knee. Llanbeblig Book of Hours (f. 1r.)
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