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 4 years ago June 9: SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH. Born in Mesopotamia, St. Ephrem (306-373) was ordained as a deacon of Edessa (Turkey)....Read More