Saint Ephrem the Syrian wrote thousands of lines of poetry designed for the teaching of the faith. His work helped Christians to experience the mystery and power of the faith and he is one of Syriac Christianity’s greatest theologians.
Links:
Image of Ephrem the Syrian
Ephrem the Syrian’s “Hymns on Paradise”
Collection of works by Ephrem the Syrian
Benedict XV on Ephrem the Syrian
Benedict XVI on Ephrem the Syrian
Sidney H. Griffith, “A Spiritual Father for the Whole Church: The Universal Appeal of St. Ephrem the Syrian,” Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, Vol. 1.2, 1998, pp. 197-220.
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