Ephrem of Amida — ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܡܕܝܐ
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Ephrem of Amida; ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܡܕܝܐ; Ephraim; Ephraemius; Ephrem of Amida (patriarch of Antioch); ܐܦܪܝܡ
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/2274
identifier: http://syriaca.org/johnofephesus/persons/2274
identifier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephraim_of_Antioch
identifier: Ephraemius
Ephrem hailed from Roman Mesopotamia and was fluent in Syriac. He embarked on a military career and served as comes Orientis under Justin I. After the devastating earthquake which struck Antioch in May 526, he organised support for the afflicted population and thereby gained great popularity in Antioch. The people eventually chose him as new patriarch, a decision that was ultimately approved by the emperor.
floruit: May 526
floruit: 526-545
male
state: Patriarch of Antioch
Chronica Minora 12
Cowper, Selections from the Syriac. No. 1: The Chronicle of Edessa 97
Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. 2: A.D. 395-527 II 394-96
50 3.1.41
Ephraemius 394-396
394-396
50