When did Emperor Ezana and the Aksumite court adopt Christianity?

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Emperor Ezana and the Aksumite court adopted Christianity during the 4th century CE.123

The conversion process was facilitated by Saint Frumentius, a Syrian missionary who served as a tutor to Ezana and eventually baptized him. Following his baptism, Christianity was established as the official religion of the Aksumite kingdom. This adoption strengthened the kingdom's political and cultural ties with the Byzantine Empire and led to the formation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which became central to the region's political and cultural development.41235