Saint Frumentius was also called Amharic Abba Salama. He was the first bishop of Axum and he brought Christianity throughout Ethiopia.
Saint Frumentius had a brother, Aedesius. They were both captured in 340. They served as civil servants at the court of the King of Axum. When the king passed away, Saint Frumentius became part of the queen’s court. He served as the royal administrator and also tutored the crown prince.
He was eventually ordained as bishop and he initiated the adaptation of Greek Christianity’s biblical-liturgical texts into Ethiopic symbols and language.
