Gabriel’s Horn

Archangel Gabriel’s name means 'God is my strength'.

Gabriel is one of two archangels specifically named in both the Old and New Testament. She is often portrayed holding a trumpet and is the only female archangel.Gabriel's horn is a geometric figure which has infinite surface area but finite volume.

Archangel Gabriel is the messenger angel.

The mathematical name refers to the tradition identifying the Archangel Gabriel as the angel who blows the horn preceeding Judgment Day. Gabriel blowing a trumpet blast to indicate God's return to Earth is popular culture though the Bible never specifies Gabriel as the trumpeter.

Gabriel is one of only 3 angels named in the Bible.

Torricelli’s Trumpet, or Gabriel’s horn, is a staple of calculus textbooks. It may also be the perfect imaginary musical instrument: an object constituted by its precise mathematical description, yet impossible – due to its infinite length – to exist.