Surf these sites: Benedict XV -- Principi Apostolorum Petro: On St. Ephrem the Syrian. Encyclical promulgated in 1920, names St. Ephrem a Doctor of the Universal Church. Catholic Encyclopedia -- Long article on the life and works of St. Ephraem, hermit, deacon, poet. Catholic Online -- Biography of St. Ephrem the Syrian, intertwined with quotes from some of his hymns. For All the Saints -- Biographical portrait of St. Ephrem of Edessa, deacon and Doctor of the Church. James Kiefer''s Christian Biographies -- St. Ephrem of Edessa, deacon and hymn-writer. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language. John Gwynn -- "Introductory Dissertation" on St. Ephrem the Syrian and Aphrahat the Persian Sage, from the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, second series, volume 13. Patron Saints Index -- Illustrated, with links. Saint Benedict Center, Richmond, New Hampshire -- Lengthy biography of St. Ephrem, "by a Jesuit priest". Syrian Orthodox Resources -- Illustrated biography of Mor Ephrem the Syrian. The Ecole Glossary -- Short biography of St. Ephrem, by Karen Rae Keck. Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society -- The story of St. Ephrem, suited to children.
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