As one of the oldest Christian nations in the world, Ethiopia’s place in Christendom is unique. The Kingdom of Aksum, present-day northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, was converted to Christianity after the Kingdom of Armenia in 301 AD and before the Edict of Thessalonica, which marked the conversion of the Roman Empire, in 380 AD. The [...]
Christian Before Rome: Ethiopia’s Early Adoption of Christianity as the State Religion
As one of the oldest Christian nations in the world, Ethiopia’s place in Christendom is unique. The Kingdom of Aksum, present-day northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, was converted to Christianity after the Kingdom of Armenia in 301 AD and before the Edict of Thessalonica, which marked the conversion of the Roman Empire, in 380 AD. The [...]