He was born in Tyre near the Holy Land. He knew Saint Athanasius and was appointed by him Bishop of Ethiopia in Africa. He brought thousands of Africans into the one true Faith. His great patron was Saint Matthew, the Evangelist, who was martyred in Ethiopia in the year 65.
Saint Frumentius (380)
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for Pentecost Sunday
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“He was the great apostle of England, sent there by Saint Gregory the Great in 597. He brought forty Benedictine monks with him. On the Christmas Day after he arrived he baptized ten thousand Englishmen.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.Did you know that St Bernard dogs are named after today’s Saint?
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