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October 27 · Optional · White

St Frumentius

(d. c. 383) Syrian boy shipwrecked on the Red Sea coast and enslaved at the Aksumite court, where he rose to tutor the future king. Freed, he asked Athanasius for a bishop for Ethiopia; Athanasius consecrated Frumentius himself — the apostle Ethiopia calls Abba Salama.

When is the feast of St Frumentius?

The feast is celebrated on October 27 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St Frumentius?

The feast of St Frumentius is celebrated on October 27 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Frumentius?

(d. c. 383) Syrian boy shipwrecked on the Red Sea coast and enslaved at the Aksumite court, where he rose to tutor the future king. Freed, he asked Athanasius for a bishop for Ethiopia; Athanasius consecrated Frumentius himself — the apostle Ethiopia calls Abba…

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