Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Reynaud Levieux's 1663 painting of the Archangel Gabriel appearing to Zechariah, and Gabriel's patronage in Catholicism

Detail of a painting: an archangel in a blue robe with large wings reaches toward a pedestal bearing a coat of arms, with smoke rising above it.

The Archangel Gabriel appearing to Zacharias. Reynier Levy (Reyno Levye), 1663.

In the Catholic Church the Archangel Gabriel is regarded as the patron saint of telecommunications: radio, television and, presumably, the internet.

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