Frumentius
[froo-men-shee-uh s]
- Saint,a.d. c300–c380, founder of the Ethiopian Church.
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But Athanasius was safe elsewhere, and Frumentius wisely stayed at home.
Sketches of Church HistoryJames Craigie Robertson
Bearing the happy tidings, Frumentius appeared in Alexandria, where he was received with open arms by the patriarch Athanasius.
The Highlands of EthiopiaWilliam Cornwallis Harris
And possibly a layman (as Frumentius and Edesius in the Indies) may be the instrument of men's conversion.
A Christian DirectoryBaxter Richard
In the time of Constantine, one Frumentius was sent to preach to the Indians, and met with great success.