Ephrem the Syrian
- Born
- c. 306
- Died
- c. 373
- Role
- Deacon, poet and theologian
- Wrote in
- Syriac
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 280 to 440.
People
Events
- A person's life
- Estimated birth
- Unknown birth
- Known to be alive; death date unknown
- Active between two years
- Event
- Received as ecumenical by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches
Choose a person or an event on the timeline to see its dates and who it was.
Who he was
A deacon of Nisibis who moved to Edessa when the city passed to Persian rule in 363. He is the greatest poet of the Syriac tradition, expressing theology in hymns rich in symbol and typology; the Catholic Church named him a Doctor of the Church in 1920.
- Region
- Mesopotamia
- Language
- Syriac
- Role
- Deacon, poet and theologian
- Died
- c. 373
His writings
3 writings, c. 350–373
c. 360–373
c. 360–373
c. 350–370