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Ephrem the Syrian
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Syriac saint, theologian and writer (c. 306 – 373)
Ephrem the Syrian was a fourth-century Christian saint and theologian from the Middle East who became one of the most influential religious writers of his time. His works—including hymns, biblical commentaries, and theological treatises written in Syriac—shaped Christian thought and remain widely studied in churches and academic settings today.
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- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Church Fathers
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Nusaybin
- Place of death
- Edessa
- Occupation
- priest
- Employer
- School of Nisibis
- Languages spoken
- Syriac
- Religion
- Syriac Christianity
- Award
- Doctor of the Church
- Student of
- Jacob of Nisibis
- Image
- Ephrem the Syrian (mosaic in Nea Moni).jpg
- Residence
- Şanlıurfa
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- date of death
- 0373-06-09
- time period
- Roman Empire
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- Commons category
- Ephrem the Syrian
- date of birth
- 0306-01-01
- canonization status
- The Venerable
- lifestyle
- mysticism
- honorific prefix
- hierodeacon
- cause of death
- plague
- feast day
- July 22
- writing language
- Syriac
- Commons Creator page
- Ephrem the Syrian
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- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Ephrem the Syrian, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Ephrem the Syrian (/ˈiːfrəm, ˈɛfrəm/; c. 306 – 373), also known as Ephraem the Deacon, Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, romanized: Mār Aprêm Suryāyā or Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܪܒܐ, romanized: Mār Aprêm Rabbā) was a prominent Christian theologian and writer who is revered as one of the most notable hymnographers of Eastern Christianity. He was born in Nisibis, served as a deacon and later lived in Edessa.
Ephrem is venerated as a saint by all traditional Churches. He is especially revered in Syriac Christianity, both in East Syriac tradition and West Syriac tradition, and also counted as a Holy and Venerable Father (i.e., a sainted monk) in the Eastern Orthodox Church, especially in the Slovak tradition. He was declared a Doctor of the Church in the Catholic Church in 1920. Ephrem is also credited as the founder of the School of Nisibis, which in later centuries was the center of learning for the Church of the East.
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