Saint Abel (Syrian)
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Abel is a saint of the Syrian Church. He is considered the patron saint of the blind and the lame. His feast day is celebrated on August 2. It has been argued that he may be the same person as Saint Rubin
Saint Rubin
Saint Rubin is a saint of the Syrian Orthodox church. He was a stylite of Kartamin. He is commemorated with feast days of August 1 and August 4.-See also:*Hermit*Simeon Stylites*Oriental Orthodoxy*Eastern Orthodoxy*Eastern Catholicism-References:...

. He is included in the Syrian Martyrology of Rabban Silba
Syrian Martyrology of Rabban Silba
The Syrian Martyrology of Rabban Silba is a book containing the names and feast days of a number of martyrs of the Syrian Church. It was edited by P. Paul Peeters, S.J., and published in Analecta Bollandiana #27 in 1908.It includes the following saints:...

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