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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

St. Ephrem the Syrian

Ephrem the Syrian, also known as Saint Ephraem, Ephrem of Edessa, Ephrem Syrus, Ephrem, or Ephraim, was a Syriac Christian deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the fourth century. 

Born: 306 AD, Nusaybin, Turkey
Died: June 9, 373 AD, Edessa
Full name: Ephrem of Nisibis
Patronage: Spiritual directors and spiritual leaders