“They went down to Egypt and provided food when famine reigned; they came to the obstinate sea, and taught it wisdom with a rod; they went out into the hostile desert and adorned it with a pillar; they entered the furnace, fiercely heated, and sprinkled it with their dew; into the pit where they had been thrown an angel entered and taught its wild beasts to fast.”
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Ephrem the Syrian
Ephrem the Syrian was an early Christian saint who lived from 306 to June 9, 373. He was known as a missionary and theologian, having a significant impact on the formation of the Eastern Christian Church. more
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