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Most of the monastery's artwork consists of donations and tributes. The "portable icon of Saint Ephraim," located to the left of the church entrance, was created by Fotis Kontoglou but remains unfinished. In 1950, the relics of Saint Ephraim were found, having been buried for 524 years since his death. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The main church of the convent. The monastery is subordinate to the diocese Kitros Katerini, belonging to the archdiocese of Athens. [2] The property stretches over approximately 21 hectares and is surrounded by a wall. Outside the actual monastery, there is an ornamental garden, a church where weddings and christening take place, and an olive ...
Ephrem the Syrian [a] (/ ˈ iː f r əm, ˈ ɛ f r əm /; c. 306 – 373), also known as Saint Ephrem, Saint Ephraim (/ ˈ iː f r i əm /), Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis, was a prominent Christian theologian and writer who is revered as one of the most notable hymnographers of Eastern Christianity.
Geronda Ephraim of Arizona (Greek: Γέροντας Ἐφραὶμ Ἀριζόνας; June 24, 1928 – December 7, 2019) was a revered Greek Orthodox hieromonk, Athonite elder, and archimandrite in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople. He became well known for his extensive spiritual ...
According to the dreams revealed to Makaria Desipri, St. Ephraim was born on 14 September 1384 in Trikala, Thessalia.His civil name was Konstantinos Morphes. He became a monk, took the monastic name of Ephraim and moved to Attica to live in what was then the Monastery of the Annunciation of Our Lady on Mount Amomon.
Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus', Bishop of Pereiaslav, Venerable, a.k.a. Ephraim of the Caves [257] [258] Ephrem the Syrian: 373: 28 January: Desert Father, Venerable, Deacon, Hieroconfessor, Hymnographer, a.k.a. Ephraim of Syria and Ephraim of Edessa [259] Epiphanius of Pavia: 497 21 January Bishop of Pavia, Venerable [54] Epiphanius of ...
An English version of the Prayer of St Ephrem commonly in use in the Orthodox Church in America (which inherited its liturgical practices from the Slavic tradition) maintains the distinction between take from me (line 1) and give to me (line 2) that was eliminated in the 1656 Slavonic translation. This does not appear to reflect a conscious ...
Our Lady (Dormition) Convent, Baniyas; St. George Monastery, Mahardah; Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kafr Ram, Homs; St John the Baptist Monastery, Aleppo; Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery, Saidnaya