WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ethiopian city-state of Axum adopted Christianity as its official religion in a.d. 334. Almost four centuries after the death of Jesus, the Roman emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Early Christians met in people’s homes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Christianity in Africa first arrived in Egypt in approximately 50 AD, reached the region around Carthage by the end of the second century. In the 4th century, the Aksumite empire in modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea became one of the first regions in the world to adopt Christianity as their official religion.

Detailed explanation-3: -A figure named Frumentius is given credit for spreading the gospel to Ethiopia. Frumentius came from the Phoenician city of Tyre (present-day Lebanon). He became an advisor to the court at Aksum and a tutor to the crown prince, Ezana. After assuming the throne, Ezana proclaimed Christianity the state religion.