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title: "St Ephrem the Syrian — Lives of saints"
description: "Deacon and teacher of the Church, author of numerous hymns and commentaries in Syriac. Church tradition attributes to him the Lenten prayer “O Lord and Master…"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/saints/ephrem"
language: "en"
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# St Ephrem the Syrian

Life dates

c. 306 – 373

Region

Nisibis; Edessa (Syria)

Canonization

Universal veneration (saint of the undivided Church / whole Orthodox Church)

## Short life

Deacon and teacher of the Church, author of numerous hymns and commentaries in Syriac. Church tradition attributes to him the Lenten prayer “O Lord and Master of my life”.

## Related

- St Ephrem the Syrian