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The Blessed Thomas Abel (or Abell) (ca. 1497 – 30 July 1540) was an English priest who was martyred during the reign of Henry VIII. The place and date of his birth are unknown.A brief word about spelling and pronunciation: Thomas Abell (spelled correctly with the double l’ and pronounced as A bell (rhymes with day bell) not as able. The final l was dropped due to bureaucratic sloppiness and the resultant mispronunciation persisted on and off for several centuries.