His hymns on faith, the Nativity, and Paradise teach doctrine by song. The church east and west received him as a master of Scripture and a poet of the incarnation.
Ephraim the Syrian
Deacon of Edessa
Ephraim the Syrian (c. 306–373) was a deacon and teacher in Nisibis and then Edessa. He wrote in Syriac, mostly in verse.
- Dates
- c. 306–373
- Role
- Deacon of Edessa
- See
- Syria