Abel of Reims
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"Saint Abel" redirects here. For the Coptic Orthodox saint, see Abel of Tacla Haimonot. For the Syriac Orthodox Church saint, see Martyrology of Rabban Sliba.
Abel (fl. 744–747) served as the Bishop of Reims in Francia, now modern-day France.[1] He has sometimes been venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, particularly by the Bollandists.
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Abel of Reims | |
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See | Reims |
Personal details | |
Born | unknown Possibly Ireland |
Died | c.751 Lobbes Abbey |
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Feast day | 5 August (Bollandists) |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
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