June 9: SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH. 8 min read Saints June 9: SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH. catholicsstrivingforholiness June 8, 2021 June 9: SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH. Born in Mesopotamia, St. Ephrem (306-373) was... Read More Read more about June 9: SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH.