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Saint.honorific_prefix
Saint
Saint.name
Frumentius
Saint.birth_date
4th century
Saint.death_date
383
Saint.feast_day
27 December (Ethiopian Orthodox Church) 20 July (Catholic Church) 30 November (Eastern Orthodox Church) 18 December (Coptic Orthodox Church)
Saint.venerated_in
Eastern Orthodox ChurchOriental OrthodoxyCatholicismAnglican Communion
Saint.image
St_Frumentius.jpg
Saint.imagesize
140px
Saint.caption
Saint Frumentius
Saint.birth_place
Tyre, Phoenice, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Lebanon)
Saint.death_place
Kingdom of Aksum
Saint.titles
ConfessorBishop of AxumApostle to Ethiopia
Saint.patronage
Kingdom of Aksum

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Saint Frumentius
date of birth
0400-01-01
date of death
0383-01-01
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  • Patronage
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Saint Frumentius (, ; died c. 383) was a Phoenician Christian missionary and the first bishop of Axum who brought Christianity to the Kingdom of Aksum. He is sometimes known by other names, such as Abuna ("Our Father") and Aba Salama ("Father of Peace").

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