Felix-Marie Abel (1878-1953), scholar
Felix-Marie Abel (1878-1953) was a French scholar.
Biography
Felix-Marie Abel was born Felix-Marie was born at St-Uze, France on December 29, 1878.
He joined the Domenican Order in Jerusalem in 1900 and from 1905 to his death, was professor of Greek, History, and Geography at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française. In 1940 he was nominated by Pope Pius XII Consultor to the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
Abel died in Jerusalem on March 24, 1953.