Saint Ephrem the Syrian (306–373)
Author of St. Ephrem the Syrian: Hymns On Paradise
About the Author
Image credit: Romainian icon of St. Ephrem of Syria. Photo by user Troubageoff / French Wikipedia.
Series
Works by Saint Ephrem the Syrian
Spiritual Psalter or Reflections on God from the Works of our Holy Father St. Ephraim the Syrian, Arranged in the… (1997) 86 copies
Selected prose works: Commentary on Genesis; Commentary on Exodus; Homily on our Lord; Letter to Publius (1994) 25 copies
Ephrem the Syrian: Select Poems (Brigham Young University - Eastern Christian Texts) (2007) 22 copies
Hl. Ephr_m der Syrer Bibelkommentar 2 copies
Ta tou osiou patros Ephraim tou Syrou pros tiō Hellada metablēthenta. S. Ephraim Syrus, Græce 1 copy
A Serious Exhortation to Repentance and Sorrow for sin, and a Strict and Mortified Life. Written ... by St. Ephraim the… (2018) 1 copy
On Our Lord 1 copy
On Admonition and Repentance 1 copy
On the Sinful Woman 1 copy
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܢ 1 copy
S. Ephraim's Prose Refutations of Mani, Marcion, and Bardaisan: Of which the greater part has been transcribed from the… — Author — 1 copy
Associated Works
The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume I Advent Season and Christmas Season) (1974) — Contributor — 100 copies
The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume II Lenten Season and Easter Season) (1974) — Contributor — 85 copies
The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume III: The Weeks of the Year 6 - 34) (1974) — Contributor — 65 copies
The Roads from Bethlehem: Christmas Literature from Writers Ancient and Modern (1993) — Contributor — 29 copies
Witness of the Saints: Patristic Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours (2012) — Contributor — 24 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Saint Ephrem the Syrian
- Other names
- Ephrem the Syrian
Saint Ephrem - Birthdate
- 306
- Date of death
- 373
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Syria
- Birthplace
- Nisibis, Turkey
- Place of death
- Edessa, Turkey
- Places of residence
- Syria
- Occupations
- Deacon
Hymnographer
Theologian - Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
- Awards and honors
- Doctor of the Church
- Short biography
- Ephrem the Syrian (Greek: Ἐφραίμ ὁ Σῦρος; Latin: Ephraem Syrus; ca. 306 – 373) was a deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century from the region of Syria. He has been declared a Doctor of the Church in Roman Catholicism.
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Reviews
A great and forgotten early spiritual writer. His thoughts and words express much of the early believers. His relevance still rings true to those who will take the time to listen.
Some of the hymns of St. Ephrem are among the most beautiful I have ever read, so far as I can judge from translation.
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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I blogged about St. Ephraim (and this book) a bit here.