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	Edesius and Frumentius
		The widowed queen, however, prevailed upon them to remain at the court and assist her in the education of the young prince Erazanes and in the administration of the kingdom during the prince's minority.
		Frumentius, on the other hand, who was eager for the conversion of Abyssinia, accompanied Edesius as far as Alexandria, where he requested St. Athanasius to send a bishop and some priests to Abyssinia.
		The Latins celebrate the feast of Frumentius on 27 October, the Greeks on 30 November, and the Copts on 18 December.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/e/edesius_and_frumentius.html (454 words)

	Frumentius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The widowed queen, however, prevailed upon them to remain at the court and assist her in the education of the young heir, Ezana, and in the administration of the kingdom during the prince's minority.
		Frumentius returned to Ethiopia, erected his episcopal see at Axum, baptized King Ezana, who had meanwhile succeeded to the throne, built many churches, and spread Christianity throughout Ethiopia.
		The Roman Catholic church celebrates the feast of Frumentius on October 27, the Eastern Orthodox on November 30, and the Coptic on December 18.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frumentius (458 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Frumentius however, in view of the Arian leanings of the bishop of Antioch, went to Alexandria begging that a pastor be sent to Aksum.
		Instead St. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria ordained Frumentius bishop of Ethiopia and this was to be the beginnings of the association of the church of Alexandria with the Christians of Abyssinia.
		Frumentius returned to Ethiopia and it is said that the royal brothers, Abreha and Asbeha were baptized and are venerated as saints in Ethiopia.
	www.christdesert.org /public_graphics/martyrology/names/f/frumentius.txt (328 words)

	St. Frumentius
		All, that is, except Frumentius and Aedisius, who happened to be studying under a tree some distance from the bloodied dock.
		Frumentius, now armed with new influence, was able to induce some Christian merchants to settle in Ethiopia.
		Frumentius, however, hoping to bring about the Christianization of his adopted country, went to Alexandria and asked St. Athanasius, the great Coptic patriarch, to send missionaries to the Ethiopians.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id313.htm (657 words)

	The Ecole Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A young student from Hellenized Phoenicia, Frumentius was taken by his tutor, the philosopher Meropius, on an educational tour of countries bordering the Indian Ocean.
		Frumentius also baptized the brother-kings of Axum, Ezana and Sheazana, who were thereafter called often Abreha (Lightmaker) and Asbeha (Dawnbreaker) to the confusion of later historians.
		Because of Frumentius' association with Athanasius, Ethiopia was a stronghold of Nicene Orthodoxy despite well-financed Arian missionary activity funded by the Roman government.
	www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/glossary/frumentius.html (462 words)

	NPNF2-02. Socrates and Sozomenus Ecclesiastical Histories
		Frumentius, however, instead of returning to Phœnicia, repaired to Alexandria; for with him patriotism and filial piety were subordinate to religious zeal.
		Athanasius assembled the endemic priests, and consulted with them on the subject; and he ordained Frumentius bishop of India, since he was peculiarly qualified and apt to do much service among those among whom he was the first to manifest the name of Christian, and the seed of the participation in the doctrine was sown.
		Frumentius, therefore, returned to India, and, it is said, discharged the priestly functions so admirably that he became an object of uni275versal admiration, and was revered as no less than an apostle.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/npnf202.iii.vii.xxiv.html?bcb=0 (910 words)

	FRUMENTIUS, Ethiopia, Orthodox
		Frumentius (Ge'ez: Frémnatos), also known as Abba Sälama I and Abba Sälama Käsaté-Berhan, was the first Bishop of Ethiopia and is widely regarded as responsible for the introduction of Christianity to Aksum.
		When the ruler died, his queen, regent for her young son, asked the brothers, particularly Frumentius, to share the cares of government with her.
		Finally, when Frumentius returned to Aksum as Bishop, the Emperors 'Abreha and 'Asbeha were on the throne, and it seems reasonable to suppose that these names had been applied to the brothers 'Ézana and Se'azana.
	www.dacb.org /stories/ethiopia/frumentius_.html (474 words)

	bdy_history_selama
		Frumentius was impressed by the devotion of the Ethiopian people to their God.
		Frumentius departed and came to Alexandria where he found out that The Patriarch Alexander was in Nicaea.
		Frumentius continued his journey and arrived at the end of the council.
	www.abbayesehaq.com /body_history_selama.htm (518 words)

	Origin of Islam in its Christian Environment
		Frumentius and Ædesius were taken as youths by Merope, a philosopher, to visit India.
		Frumentius, with the Christians of those far regions on his heart, made his way to Alexandria and laid the matter before Athanasius the bishop.
		Frumentius is on the Athanasian side, and the Arians wish to counteract the spread of that type of doctrine in those parts.
	www.muhammadanism.org /bell/origin/p030.htm (517 words)

	Christianity and Islam in Ethiopia
		Frumentius and Aedesius were also permitted to prosyletize the new religion in AXUM (as modern Ethiopia was then known).
		Athanasius agreed that the need was urgent, and immediately appointed Frumentius to the task, which needed someone fluent in the language and sensitive to the customs of AXUM.
		Frumentius has since come to be known as the Abuna Salama or bishop of peace.
	www.ethiopiatravel.com /religion_in_ethiopia.htm (1391 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of October 27 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Frumentius, the elder brother, was made the king's chief secretary.
		Frumentius, desiring to convert the whole of his adopted country, made his way to Alexandria and explained the Ethiopian situation to Saint Athanasius.
		In art Frumentius is represented as a bishop elevating a Host, sometimes with Saint Athanasius, sometimes shipwrecked with his brother Saint Aedesius.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1027.htm (1413 words)

	BIO: Onesimos Nesib, Frumentius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Frumentius, Bishop of Ethiopia, missionary (27 Oct 380)
		PRAYER (traditional language) Almighty and everlasting God, we thank thee for thy servant Frumentius, by whom thy Church was first planted in Ethiopia, and for thy servant Onesimos Nesib, whom thou didst call to minister to the Galla people of Ethiopia, and to furnish them with the Scriptures in their own tongue.
		PRAYER (contemporary language) Almighty and everlasting God, we thank you for your servant Frumentius, by whom your Church was first planted in Ethiopia, and for your servant Onesimos Nesib, whom you called to minister to the Galla people of Ethiopia.
	www.hillsdale.edu /Personal/Westblade/REL/Biography/06/21.html (413 words)

	St. Frumentius, Phoenician Saint, Apostle of Ethiopia
		Edesius and Frumentius, brothers from Tyre, Phoenician, introduced Christianity into Abyssinia; the latter a saint and first Bishop of Axum is styled the Apostle of Abyssinia, d.
		When their ship stopped at one of the harbor of the Red Sea, people of the neighborhood massacred the whole crew, with the exception of Edesius and Frumentius, who were taken as slaves to the King of Axum.
		Frumentius returned to Abyssinia, erected his episcopal see at Axum, baptized King Aeizanas, who had meanwhile succeeded to the throne, built many churches, and spread the Christian Faith throughout Abyssinia.
	phoenicia.org /ethiopia.html (715 words)

	Lives of the Saints, October 27, Saint Frumentius
		Saint Frumentius was still a child when his uncle, a Christian philosopher of Tyre in Phoenicia, took him and his brother Edesius on a voyage to Ethiopia.
		In the course of their voyage the vessel anchored at a certain port, and the barbarians of that country slew with the sword all the crew and passengers, except the two children.
		After his death the queen begged them to remain at court and assist her in the government of the state until the young prince came of age; this they did, using their influence to spread Christianity.
	magnificat.ca /cal/engl/10-27.htm (394 words)

	FRUMENTIUS, Ethiopia, Orthodox
		Saint Frumentius, first bishop of Ethiopia, is widely accepted as the person who introduced Christianity into the ancient kingdom of Axum, from which Ethiopia developed.
		Frumentius and his brother Aedisius were taken captive along the Red Sea.
		Frumentius used his position to favor Christian tradesmen.
	www.dacb.org /stories/ethiopia/frumentius1.html (278 words)

	October 27: Bishop Frumentius apostle to Ethiopia
		Edesius and Frumentius escaped with their lives because they were studying under a tree at some distance from the brawl.
		Frumentius and his co-workers organized Ethiopian Christianity and carried on a mission work in Nubia and Yemen.
		The impact of Frumentius is proven by inscriptions on coins minted during the second half of King Ezana's reign.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2002/10/daily-10-27-2002.shtml (717 words)

	St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - Welcome
		The Patriarch of the Coptic Church decided that Frumentius himself should be the bishop.
		Frumentius returned to Ethiopia and became the first bishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
		The Coptic church continued to appoint bishops to Ethiopia after the death of Frumentius all of whom were Egyptians.
	pro.netnation.com /~national/azmariam/html/en/information.html (240 words)

	SAINT FRUMENTIUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		SAINT FRUMENTIUS was yet a child when his uncle, Meropius of Tyre, took him and his brother Edesius on a voyage to Ethiopia.
		In the course of their voyage the vessel touched at a certain port, and the barbarians of that country put the crew and all the passengers to the sword, except the two children.
		Edesius went back to Tyre, but St. Athanasius ordained Frumentius bishop of the Ethiopians, and vested with this sacred character, he gained great numbers to the faith, and continued to feed and defend his flock till it pleased the Supreme Pastor to recompense his fidelity and labors.
	www.jesus-passion.com /Saint_Frumentius.htm (148 words)

	NPNF2-04. Athanasius: Select Works and Letters \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library
		Send therefore speedily into Egypt the Bishop Frumentius to the most venerable Bishop George, and the rest who are there, who have especial authority to appoint to these offices, and to decide questions concerning them.
		Now if Frumentius shall readily obey our commands, and shall submit to an enquiry into all the circumstances of his appointment, he will shew plainly to all men, that he is in no respect opposed to the laws of the Church and the established
		But I am sure that Frumentius will return home, perfectly acquainted with all matters that concern the Church, having derived much instruction, which will be of great and general utility, from the conversation of the most venerable George, and such other of the Bishops, as are excellently qualified to communicate such knowledge.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/npnf204.xviii.ii.xxxi.html (505 words)

	St. Michael Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Orlando, Florida - History & Links
		Adesius did so, but the widowed Queen begged Frumentius to remain behind and help assist her with her regency, and to educate her son Ezana who was still a minor untill such time that he could assume the throne.
		Frumentius agreed to do so, and in this position of great power and responsibility was able to promote the spread of Christianity in the Empire, and even converted the young monarch himself to the faith.
		Abune Sellama is also known as St. Frumentius of the Ethiopians, and is venerated as a Saint by all the Orthodox Churches and the Catholic Church as well.
	www.stmichaeleotcorlando.org /wst_page5.html (2689 words)

	Frumentius - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		9), who gives Aedesius himself as his authority, a certain Tyrian, Meropius, accompanied by his kinsmen Frumentius and Aedesius, set out on an expedition to "India," but fell into the hands of Ethiopians on the shore of the Red Sea and, with his ship's crew, was put to death.
		The two young men were taken to the king at Axum, where they were well treated and in time obtained great influence.
		With the help of Christian merchants who visited the country Frumentius gave Christianity a firm footing, which was strengthened when in 326 he was consecrated bishop by Athanasius of Alexandria, who in his Epistola ad Constantinum mentions the consecration, and gives some details of the history of Frumentius's mission.
	39.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FRUMENTIUS.htm (204 words)

	St. Frumentius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Around 330, while on a voyage that landed at Ethiopia, all members of the ship's party were killed except for Frumentius and his brother, St. Aedesius.
		Frumentius traveled to Alexandria and asked St. Athanasius to send missionaries to Ethiopia, he returned there and converted many, including the king's sons.
		Although exposed to court life and power, St. Frumentius never lost sight of the universal goal of salvation.
	www.catholicmedia.net /Saints/Frumentius.htm (154 words)

	[No title]
		Frumentius arrived in Ethiopia as a youth, not straight from Syria, knowing only the Syriac script, but ON THE WAY HOME FROM a visit to Further India with his teacher and master, Meropius of Tyre, who brought him on the trip precisely to have him learn about India.
		Frumentius, whom he had perceived to be sagacious and prudent, he made his treasurer and secretary.
		Since Frumentius was clearly brilliant and had been exposed to Indian writing in his youth, it would seem logical that he, or someone commissioned by him to work on the project (since he may have been too burdened with governmental responsibilities to devote enough time to it) is the hypothetical person whom Peter Daniels envisaged.
	oi.uchicago.edu /OI/ANE/ANE-DIGEST/2001/v2001.n035 (2623 words)

	Prologue: hagiographies of the saints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		One day, their ship was wrecked in a storm on the shores of Ethiopia and the savage Ethiopians slaughtered all the members of the expedition with the exception of the two brothers Edesius and Frumentius.
		Then the two brothers set sail: Edesius back to Tyre to his parents and Frumentius made his way to Saint Athanasius the Great who was the Patriarch of Alexandria.
		Frumentius disclosed to the Patriarch the situation in Ethiopia and asked him to appoint clergy for the newly converted Christians in Ethiopia.
	www.mpc.org.mk /English/Calendar/prologue.asp?id=2114 (237 words)

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