biblical figure who was baptised in the New Testament (Acts of the Apostles)
d. 1st century
The Ethiopian eunuch, also called as Djan Darada, also identified as Simeon Bakos, is a figure in the New Testament of the Bible and an early Christian saint. His feast days are on 4 January, 17 June, and on 27 August. The story of his conversion to Christianity at the preaching of Philip the Evangelist is recounted in Acts 8. He is a foundational figure of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.