Born in 306 in modern-day Syria, Ephrem was the son of a pagan priest but was brought into the faith by the bishop of Nisibis and baptized at the age of 18. Ephram began to work for the bishop as an evangelizer and made a deacon. When the Persians began to overtake their land and persecute the Christians, most Christians fled and Ephrem went with his pe…
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