Candace
    the queen of the Ethiopians whose "eunuch" or chamberlain was
    converted to Christianity by the instrumentality of Philip the
    evangelist (Acts 8:27). The country which she ruled was called
    by the Greeks Meroe, in Upper Nubia. It was long the centre of
    commercial intercourse between Africa and the south of Asia, and
    hence became famous for its wealth (Isa. 45:14).

      It is somewhat singular that female sovereignty seems to have
    prevailed in Ethiopia, the name Candace (compare "Pharaoh,"
    "Ptolemy," "Caesar") being a title common to several successive
    queens. It is probable that Judaism had taken root in Ethiopia
    at this time, and hence the visit of the queen's treasurer to
    Jerusalem to keep the feast. There is a tradition that Candace
    was herself converted to Christianity by her treasurer on his
    return, and that he became the apostle of Christianity in that
    whole region, carrying it also into Abyssinia. It is said that
    he also preached the gospel in Arabia Felix and in Ceylon, where
    he suffered martyrdom. (See PHILIP.)



 Candace, who possesses contrition