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It is also the feast of the 4th century Apostle of the Abyssinians, St. Frumentius.
10/01/2002 - 11/01/2002 John 2002
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The sacred relic of St. Frumentius has been taken from you alas, never to be recovered.
The Seventh Scroll Smith, Wilbur 1995
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The old man nodded, and Boris went on, "I have brought an English nobleman of royal blood to, visit the monastery of St. Frumentius."
The Seventh Scroll Smith, Wilbur 1995
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"The tomb of St. Frumentius!" he said, and went to the grille.
The Seventh Scroll Smith, Wilbur 1995
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Frumentius on each panel, his head enclosed in a nimbus of celestial radiance and his right hand lifted in the act of benediction.
The Seventh Scroll Smith, Wilbur 1995
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Two merchants of Carthage, who both bore the name of Frumentius, suffered martyrdom about the same time, and are joined with St. Victorian in the martyrologies.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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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 Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Sea, people of the neighbourhood massacred the whole crew, with the exception of Edesius and Frumentius, who were taken as slaves to the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Frumentius returned to Abyssinia, erected his episcopal see at Axum, baptized King Aeizanas, who had meanwhile secceeded to the throne, built many churches, and spread the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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The Latins celebrate the feast of Frumentius on 27 October, the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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