King Ezana of Aksum What if a single ruler could change the course of an entire kingdom’s faith? King Ezana of Aksum did just that, becoming the first Aksumite king to convert to Christianity and making it the state religion. King Ezana ruled the Kingdom of Aksum, a powerful ancient African empire located in present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. His reign marked a turning point when he embraced Christianity in the early 4th century AD, influenced by his childhood tutor, a Christian bishop named Frumentius. Ezana declared Christianity the official religion of Aksum, making it one of the earliest Christian kingdoms......
