"The trees of the Garden of Eden were given as food to the first Adam. For us, the gardener of the Garden in person made himself food for our souls. Indeed, we had all left Paradise together with Adam, who left it behind him."
~St. Ephrem
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"St. Ephrem, called "the Harp of the Holy Spirit," is the great classic Doctor of the Syrian church. As deacon at Edessa, he vigorously combated the heresies of his time, and to do so more effectively wrote poems and hymns about the mysteries of Christ, the Blessed Virgin and the saints. He had a great devotion to Our Lady. He was a commentator on Scripture and a preacher as well as a poet, and has left a considerable number of works, which were translated into other Eastern languages as well as into Greek and Latin. He died in 373. Benedict XV proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church in 1920."
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See also:
• Saint Ephrem, by Benedict XVI
• St. Ephraem, Catholic Encyclopedia article
Icon of St. Ephrem (right), together with St. George (top)
and St. John Damascene.
Artist unknown, 14th century Triptychon fragment;
St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai (Egypt).
and St. John Damascene.
Artist unknown, 14th century Triptychon fragment;
St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai (Egypt).