Ephrem the Syrian (Author of St. Ephrem the Syrian)

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Ephrem the Syrian

Born

in Nisibis, Turkey

December 27, 0302

Died

December 27, 0372

Genre

Christian, Religion

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Ephrem the Syrian was a Syriac deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century from the region of Syria. His works are hailed by Christians throughout the world, and many denominations venerate him as a saint. He has been declared a Doctor of the Church in Roman Catholicism. He is especially beloved in the Syriac Orthodox Church.

Ephrem wrote a wide variety of hymns, poems, and sermons in verse, as well as prose biblical exegesis. These were works of practical theology for the edification of the church in troubled times. So popular were his works, that, for centuries after his death, Christian authors wrote hundreds of pseudepigraphal works in his name. Ephrem's works witness to an early form of Christian ...more

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	St. Ephrem the Syrian: Hymns On Paradise 4.50 avg rating — 258 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ephrem the Syrian: Hymns 4.44 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hymns and Homilies of St. Ephraim the Syrian 4.29 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1886 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pearl: Seven Hymns on the Faith 4.37 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 370 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Harp of the Spirit: Poems of Saint Ephrem the Syrian by Ephrem the Syrian, Sebastian P. Brock (Commentary), Dan Juncu (Designer) 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ephrem the Syrian: Select Poems by Ephrem the Syrian, Sebastian P. Brock (Editor) 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	St. Ephrem the Syrian: Selected Prose Works by Ephrem the Syrian, Edward G. Mathews Jr. (Translator), Joseph P. Amar (Translator) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For She Loved Much 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hymns on the Nativity by Ephrem the Syrian, Philip Schaff (Translator) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The harp of the spirit: Eighteen poems of Saint Ephrem 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/And you shall sleep restful nights”
― St. Ephraim the Syrian

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“O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, faintheartedness, lust of power, and idle talk.

鈥淏ut give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to your servant.

鈥淵ea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own sin and not to judge my brother, for You are blessed from all ages to all ages. Amen”
― St. Ephraim the Syrian

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“Scripture brought me to the Gate of Paradise, and the mind stood in wonder as it entered.”
― Ephrem the Syrian

tags: scripture

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