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Frumentius

Bishop of Aksum

SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation

Feast: 18 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
315
Died
380
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Frumentius (Ge'ez: ፍሬምናጦስ, Fremnaṭos; Latin: Sanctus 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 Selama ("Father of Peace").

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q251060 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Frumentius (CC BY-SA)

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