St. Ephrem the Syrian

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:saint
theologian
Doctor of the Church
Syriac poet
gptkbp:birthDate c. 306
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nisibis
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
Catholic Church
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Syriac_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Maronite_Church
gptkbp:deathDate 373
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Edessa
gptkbp:education gptkb:Nisibis
gptkbp:era gptkb:Patristic_period
gptkbp:feastDay January 28
June 9
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:saint
Doctor of the Church
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Ephrem the Syrian
gptkbp:iconography depicted as deacon holding a scroll or harp
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Romanos_the_Melodist
gptkb:Isaac_of_Nineveh
gptkb:Jacob_of_Serugh
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Aphrahat
gptkbp:knownFor biblical exegesis
hymnography
theological poetry
gptkbp:language gptkb:Syriac
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Commentaries_on_the_New_Testament
gptkb:Commentaries_on_the_Old_Testament
gptkb:Hymns_Against_Heresies
gptkb:Hymns_on_Paradise
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:poet
songwriter
theologian
Deacon
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:poet
gptkb:Syriac_Christians
teachers
spiritual directors
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:title Doctor of the Church
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Church_of_the_East
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
Catholic Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Syrian_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Philokalia
gptkb:Doctor_of_the_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5