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King Ezana, or Aizanas, was the 4th-century king of Aksum in whose reign Christianity was introduced to Ethiopia

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King Ezana, or Aizanas, was the 4th-century king of Aksum in whose reign Christianity was introduced to Ethiopia

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Ethiopia is the only African country to have never been colonized. It has been an independent black nation and is one of the oldest Christian nations in history.

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Ethiopia is the only African country to have never been colonized. It has been an independent black nation and is one of the oldest Christian nations in history.

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The Kingdom of Aksum, which existed from roughly 100 AD until 940 AD and spanned East Africa and beyond, including modern-day Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Sudan, is considered one of Africa’s greatest empires. Aksum, in the northern region of Tigray, served as Ethiopia’s capital until the seventh century CE. At its peak, the kingdom controlled territory stretching from southern Egypt to the Cushite Kingdom of Meroe, east to the Gulf of Aden, south to the Omo River, and west to the Gulf of Aden.

In the 4th Century AD, a Syrian missionary named Frumentius shared the gospel with King Ezana of Ethiopia.

In the fourth century, Aksum converted to Christianity and adopted the Orthodox faith. It was during King Ezana’s reign that this happened. The Aksumites worshiped and believed in a variety of gods and deities before turning to Christianity, including Astar, Beher, Meder/Medr, and Mahrem.

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Augustine, Bishop of the African city of Hippo,

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Augustine, Bishop of the African city of Hippo,

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may be the most influential Christian thinker in the church's history, outside of the biblical writers themselves. His writings, most famous among them Confessions and City of God, helped give definition, clarity, and shape to the early church's theology on topics such as original sin, predestination, and the nature of man.  Augustine also spoke into topics such as sexual ethics and the evil of slavery.
https://www.immanuelbirmingham.com/blog/2018/2/15/the-african-church-fathers

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Documentary: Unspoken (Available on Amazon Prime)

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Documentary: Unspoken (Available on Amazon Prime)

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Perpetua and Felicity - women martyrs of the early church in Carthage

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Perpetua and Felicity - women martyrs of the early church in Carthage

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a young noblewoman and her slave, were martyred for their faith in A.D. 203, under the emperor Severus. At the time of their arrest, Perpetua had an infant son, and Felicity was pregnant. While she was in prison, Perpetua wrote about the circumstances leading up to their death in a diary that was later published as The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity – one of the earliest writings by a Christian woman

https://www.nationalshrine.org/blog/joy-in-the-face-of-suffering-saints-perpetua-and-felicity/

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Book: How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind

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Book: How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind

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Dictionary of African Christian Biography

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Dictionary of African Christian Biography

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Dictionary of African Christian Biography

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Dictionary of African Christian Biography

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The creation of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography was announced in 1995 and the website first went online in 1998. Now, over 25 years later, with over 3,000 biographies in four languages, the mission of the DACB continues to be " to collect, preserve, and make freely accessible biographical accounts and church histories - from oral and written sources - integral to a scholarly understanding of African Christianity." In a new leadership phase, we are seeking to expand our resources by focusing on three initiatives: (1) The Journal of African Christian Biography, (2) thematic research projects, and (3) educational resources. Read our most recent news on the creation of the Friends of DACB.

The featured projects focus particularly on collecting the stories of women, artists and musicians, and African Christians in the diaspora.

The journal, published quarterly and freely available as an electronic subscription, showcases interprets, and contextualizes biographies that also appear on the DACB website. Content also includes interviews of important living African Christian figures and book reviews of current literature on African Christianity.

This initiative seeks to provide accessible, quality materials for the teaching of African Christian history, using the resources of the DACB and other complementary documents.

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Dictionary of African Christian Biography

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The creation of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography was announced in 1995 and the website first went online in 1998. Now, over 25 years later, with over 3,000 biographies in four languages, the mission of the DACB continues to be " to collect, preserve, and make freely accessible biographical accounts and church histories - from oral and written sources - integral to a scholarly understanding of African Christianity."

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