Ephraim of Antioch

Saint Ephraim of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
BornAmida, Eastern Roman Empire(modern-day Diyarbakır, Turkey)
Died545
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church
Feast8 June

Saint Ephraim of Antioch (Greek: Άγιος Εφραίμ ο Αντιοχείας), also known as Saint Ephraim of Amida (Greek: Άγιος Εφραίμ o Ἀμίδιος, Syriac: ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܡܕܝܐ), was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, from 527 until his death in 545. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. His feast day is 8 June.