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Ephrem the Syrian [a] (/ ˈ iː f r əm, ˈ ɛ f r əm /; c. 306 – 373), also known as Saint Ephrem, Saint Ephraim (/ ˈ iː f r i əm /), Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis, was a prominent Christian theologian and writer who is revered as one of the most notable hymnographers of Eastern Christianity.
Aug 9, 2016 · Among the embattled Christian communities of Syria and the Levant, St. Ephrem the Syrian (ca. 307-373) is still heralded as their greatest teacher: “The Harp of the Holy Spirit.”
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Feast Day:June 9Type of Feast:Optional MemorialDates:c. 306 or 307 (Nisibis, in modern-day Turkey)-June 9, 373 (Edessa)Patron of: spiritual directors; spiritual leadersBorn around 306 or 307, Saint Ephrem lived through some of the most tumultuous times in the early Church. Heresies, especially Arianism, were rampant; the Church faced persecution; and without Christ's promise that the gates of Hell would not prevail against it, the Church might not have survived. Ephrem was baptized around the age of 18, and he ma...
Fleeing westward from the Persians, who were ravaging Turkey, Ephrem settled in Edessa, in southern Turkey, in 363. There, he continued to write hymns, especially defending the teaching of the Council of Nicaea against the Arian heretics, who were influential in Edessa. He died tending plague victims in 373. In recognition of Saint Ephrem's accompl...
EPHRAEM OF SYRIA (c. 306 – 373) was a theologian, biblical interpreter, teacher, poet, and hymnographer whose teaching activity and prolific writings have had lasting influence on the Christian tradition.
Ephraem the Syrian on the Utility of Language and the Place of Silence. PAUL S. RUSSELL. This paper attempts to trace the outlines of Ephraem the Syrian’s ideas about the extent to which theological language can be usefully applied to the description of God.
By authorizing Ephrem, the Byzantine ecclesiastics who produced the Life brought him into the fold and legitimized the authority he possessed in native Syriac culture. A historically and culturally accurate depiction of Ephrem is found in a memrā by Yaʿqub of Serugh dedicated to Ephrem.
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