Frumentius

Saint

Frumentius
Saint; Frumentius
	Saint Frumentius
Confessor; Bishop of Axum; Apostle to Ethiopia
Born	4th century; Tyre, Eastern Roman Empire (modern-day Lebanon)
Died	c. 383; Kingdom of Aksum
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church; Oriental Orthodoxy; Catholicism; Anglican Communion
Feast	27 December (Ethiopian Orthodox Church); 20 July (Catholic Church); 30 November (Eastern Orthodox Church); 18 December (Coptic Orthodox Church);
Patronage	Kingdom of Aksum

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Frumentius (Ge'ez: ፍሬምናጦስ; died c. 383) was a Phoenician Christian missionary and the first bishop of Axum who brought Christianity to the Kingdom of Aksum.^[1] He is sometimes known by other names, such as Abuna ("Our Father") and Aba Salama ("Father of Peace").^[2]

He was ethnically a Phoenician, according to Rufinus, born in Tyre, modern day Lebanon. As a boy, he was captured with his brother on a voyage, and they became slaves to the King of Axum. He freed them shortly before his death, and they were invited to educate his young heir. They also began to teach Christianity in the region. Later, Frumentius traveled to Alexandria, Egypt, where he appealed to have a bishop appointed and missionary priests sent south to Axum. Thereafter, he was appointed bishop and established the Church in Ethiopia, converting many local people, as well as the king. His appointment began a tradition that the Patriarch of Alexandria appoint the bishops of Ethiopia.^[3]

^ Adejumobi, Saheed A. (2007). The History of Ethiopia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-313-32273-0.
^ Alban Butler; Paul Burns (1995). Butler's Lives of the Saints. p. 191. ISBN 0-86012-259-X.
^ Stuart Munro-Hay (2002). Ethiopia, the Unknown Land. IB Tauris. p. 20.

[isbn0-313-32273-2-1] Adejumobi, Saheed A. (2007). The History of Ethiopia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-313-32273-0.

[2] Alban Butler; Paul Burns (1995). Butler's Lives of the Saints. p. 191. ISBN 0-86012-259-X.

[3] Stuart Munro-Hay (2002). Ethiopia, the Unknown Land. IB Tauris. p. 20.

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Saint Frumentius
Saint Frumentius
Confessor Bishop of Axum Apostle to Ethiopia
Born	4th century Tyre, Eastern Roman Empire (modern-day Lebanon)
Died	c. 383 Kingdom of Aksum
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Catholicism Anglican Communion
Feast	27 December (Ethiopian Orthodox Church) 20 July (Catholic Church) 30 November (Eastern Orthodox Church) 18 December (Coptic Orthodox Church)
Patronage	Kingdom of Aksum