Drunk Church History

14. Frumentius


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Frumentius (early 3rd century - ca. 383), aka Abune Selama, is the first Bishop of the Tewahedo, or Ethiopian Orthodox Church. From shipwreck to evading the emperor in amongst the highlands of an African empire, his story is one for the movies.

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