who was st ephrem
Ephrem the Syrian (Syriac: Ü¡ÜªÜ ÜÜ¦ÜªÜÜ¡ Ü£ÜÜªÜÜÜâ MÄr AprÃªm SÃ»ryÄyÃ¢; Greek: á¼ÏÏÎ±Î¯Î¼ á½ Ïá¿¦ÏÎ¿Ï; Latin: Ephraem Syrus, also known as St. Ephraem (Ephrem, Ephraim); ca. 306 â 373) was a Syriac Christian deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century.