Gregentius
fl. 6th century
Orthodox

Gregentius, Bishop, sent as bishop to South Arabia when the area was under Aksumite control. He played an important role in the restoration of Christianity there after the persecution of Dhû Nuwâs. He is believed to have been the author of Legis Homeritanum.

Sergew Hable-Selassie

Patrologia Graeca, Vol. 86, I, col. 569 ff.
J. B. Bury, A History of the Later Roman Empire (London, 1923), Vol. II, 327.

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