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Frumentius and Aksum

Church History · Traditional / approximate period

The Ethiopian church account places Frumentius at the Aksumite court in the fourth century and his consecration by Athanasius. Ethiopian and Eritrean churches share this regional inheritance; later autocephalies are different milestones.

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The Ethiopian church account places Frumentius at the Aksumite court in the fourth century and his consecration by Athanasius. Ethiopian and Eritrean churches share this regional inheritance; later autocephalies are different milestones.

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