Frumentius
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The eventual rise of the Christian Kingdom of Aksum was due in large part to the efforts of the missionary Frumentius.
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The bishop of Alexandria, Athanasius, duly appointed Frumentius, who assumed the name “Selama.”
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Frumentius, these later missionaries were able to spread the faith into the Aksumite countryside.
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Following his baptism, Ezana sent Frumentius to Alexandria to ask that the head of the Christian Church in Egypt name a bishop for Ethiopia.
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Frumentius, the elder, was especially beloved by the King, over whom he gained a great influence for good.
From Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)
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