5th-century group of exiled Christian missionaries to expand Christianity in Ethiopia
The Nine Saints were a group of missionaries who were important in the initial growth of Christianity in what is now Ethiopia during the late 5th century. The names of the Nine Saints are:
Abba Aftse
Abba Alef
Abba Aragawi
Abba Garima (Isaac or Yeshaq)
Abba Guba
Abba Liqanos
Abba Pantelewon
Abba Tsahma
Abba Yem'ata
Rugare Rukuni and Erna Oliver identify the Nine Saints as Jewish Christians, and attribute the Judaic character of Ethiopian Christianity, in part, to their influence.[1]: 6, 8
^Rukuni, Rugare; Oliver, Erna (January 2019). "Ethiopian Christianity: A continuum of African Early Christian polities". Hervormde Teologiese Studies. 75 (1): 1–9. doi:10.4102/hts.v75i1.5335.
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