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Fritigil

late 4th century · 4th century

Fritigil was a queen of the Marcomanni in the late 4th century. According to Paulinus's Life of Ambrose, she learned of Christianity from a traveller, wrote to Bishop Ambrose of Milan, who sent her a letter of instruction in the faith, and then persuaded her husband to place his people under Roman protection.

Fritigil
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Marcomanni

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