Ephrem the Syrian

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Christian theologian Church Father Doctor of the Church Syriac poet deacon hymnographer saint

Ephrem the Syrian was a 4th-century Syriac Christian theologian, hymnographer, and poet revered as a Church Father and Doctor of the Church.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theologian → Church Father → Doctor of the Church → Syriac poet → deacon → hymnographer → saint →
alsoKnownAs	Ephraem Syrus → Ephrem of Nisibis → Mor Afrem → Saint Ephrem →
birthDate	c. 306 →
birthPlace	Nisibis → Roman Empire →
clericalStatus	deacon →
deathDate	373 →
deathPlace	Edessa → Roman Empire →
doctorOfTheChurchProclaimedBy	Pope Benedict XV →
doctorOfTheChurchProclamationYear	1920 →
era	4th century →
feastDay	1 February → 28 January → 9 June →
givenName	Ephrem →
influenced	Byzantine hymnography → Syriac Christian liturgy →
knownFor	Syriac hymns → biblical exegesis → poetic theology →
language	Syriac →
notableWork	Commentary on the Diatessaron → Hymns against Heresies → Hymns on Faith → Hymns on Paradise →
occupation	Bible commentator → hymnographer → poet → theologian →
regionOfActivity	Edessa → Nisibis →
religion	Christianity →
theologicalTradition	Patristic theology →
title	Doctor of the Church →
tradition	Syriac Christianity →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Assyrian Church of the East → Catholic Church → Church of the East → Eastern Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ephrem the Syrian ("Saint Ephrem") → Ephrem the Syrian ("Ephrem of Nisibis") → Ephrem the Syrian ("Ephraem Syrus") →	alsoKnownAs
Edessa →	associatedWithPerson
Ephrem the Syrian ("Ephrem") →	givenName
Syriac →	importantAuthor
Doctor of the Church ("St. Ephrem the Syrian") →	includes
Syriac Rite ("Saint Ephrem the Syrian") →	isAssociatedWith
School of Edessa →	notableTeacher
Syriac Orthodox Church ("Saint Ephrem the Syrian") →	venerates