The Ethiopian Orthodox Church dates the top-down Christianization of Aksum circa 330 AD with King Ezana ... of the Biblical Queen of Sheba, mother of Menelek. Upon his maturity, Menelek went to ...

The queen is first mentioned in the Bible’s book of Kings. The ruler of a land called Sheba, she somehow learns of King Solomon’s fame and decides to visit. She asks him a series of tough questions — ...