Ezana

Ezana succeeded his father Ella Amida as king while still young his mother Sofya served as regent

he brought christianity to Aksum.

Ezana is unknown in the King Lists even though the coins bear his name. According to tradition, Emperors Abreha and Asbeha ruled Ethiopia when Christianity was introduced. It may be that these names were later applied to ‘Ezana and his brother or that these were their baptismal names.

Along with his brother, Saizana, ‘Ezana is regarded as a saint by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, with a feast day of October 1