Ephrem the Syrian
Syriac saint, theologian and writer (c. 306 – 373)
b. c. 306 · d. 9 Jun 373
Ephrem the Syrian, also known as Ephraem the Deacon, Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis was a prominent Christian theologian and writer who is revered as one of the most notable hymnographers and authors of Syriac literature in Eastern Christianity. He was born in Nisibis, served as a deacon and later lived in Edessa.
Related people
- Jacob of Nisibis disciple of · traditional
- Aba teacher of · traditional
Works
- De virtutibus et vitiis
- De timore animarum
- Sermones paraenetici ad monachos Aegypti
- Λόγος εις την παρουσίαν του Κυρίου, και περί συντελείας του κόσμου, και εις την παρουσίαν του Αντιχρίστου
- Λόγος κατανυκτικός
- Andrew, the Apostle
- Sermo de sacerdotio
- De caritate
- De psalmo
- De oratione
- De paenitentia
- De iudicio et resurrectione
- De paenitentia
- De Iudicio
Events
Commemorated
Places
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 2 claims — Ephrem leaves Nisibis for Edessa; Ephrem organises the famine relief at Edessa
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — The siege of Nisibis
Also recorded as
- Anonymous (Cave of Treasures) possibly same