Righteous Djan Darada the Ethiopian Eunuch

Also known as the Ethiopian Eunuch · Aetius · the eunuch of Queen Candace

Treasurer of the Ethiopian queen, reading Isaiah on the Gaza road when the Apostle Philip explained it and baptized him, as recounted in Acts 8.

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Treasurer of the Ethiopian queen, reading Isaiah on the Gaza road when the Apostle Philip explained it and baptized him, as recounted in Acts 8.

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Sources: Acts 8:26-40; Irenaeus, Against Heresies III.12.8; OrthodoxWiki; Wikipedia, Ethiopian eunuch