Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Abel" in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1104 Abel ABEL http://syriaca.org/person/1104 12 male 500 In hagiography: Abel was the first stylite saint of the monastery of Qartmin and was a patron against eye disease and paralysis. According to hagiographic tradition, Philoxenus of Mabbug called upon him for a benediction. Saints Syriaques ABEL 12 Palmer Monk and Mason 77, 112-14 G.D. Gordini BS I, 64