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Hierarch · 4th century

Saint Frumentius Archbishop of Ethiopia

Also known as Frumentius of Abyssinia · Abba Salama

A Tyrian Christian taken to Ethiopia as a youth who became tutor and adviser at court, was consecrated bishop, and helped establish Christianity in Ethiopia.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints