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Our Righteous Father Ephrem the Syrian was a prolific Syriac language hymn writer and theologian of the 4th century. He is venerated by Christians throughout the world, but especially among Syriac Christians, as a saint.

His feast day in the Orthodox Church is January 28.

Name

Ephrem is also variously known as Ephraim (Hebrew and Greek), Ephraem (Latin), Aphrem and Afrem (both Syriac). However, "Ephrem" is the generally preferred spelling.

Syriac — ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ — Mâr Aphrêm Sûryâyâ.

Greek — Ὅσιος Ἐφραίμ ὁ Σῦρος; — Hosios Ephraim ho Syros.

Latin — Sanctus Ephraem Syrus

English — Saint Ephrem the Syrian

Arabic — أفرام السرياني — Afram as-Suryani

Life

Ephrem was born around the year 306, in the city of Nisibis (the modern Turkish town of Nusaybin, on the border with Syria).

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