Which event helped give Christianity a permanent place in Ethiopia

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The event that helped give Christianity a permanent place in Ethiopia is the conversion of King Ezana of Axum in the 4th century AD. King Ezana was the ruler of the Axumite Empire, a kingdom in present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. According to tradition, he was converted to Christianity by Frumentius, a Syrian Christian who had been shipwrecked in Axum and eventually became the first bishop of Ethiopia. The conversion of the king marked the beginning of the Christianization of the Axumite Empire, and subsequently, Christianity became the state religion of Ethiopia. This event solidified the position of Christianity in Ethiopia and it has remained an integral part of Ethiopian culture and identity ever since.