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Name variant(s):

Ephraim the persecutor See factoid page

Ephraim, Patriarch of Antioch See factoid page

Ephraim See factoid page

Patriarch of Antioch See factoid page

execution of the believers See factoid page

Ephraim of Amida See factoid page

Death:

Death date: 529 See factoid page

Death place: John was martyred in Antioch by Ephraim in 529. See factoid page

Sex:

Ephraim was male. See factoid page

Ephrem of Amida was male. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Ephraim was patriarch of Antioch See factoid page

Ephraim was the patriarch of Antioch. See factoid page

Ephraim was patriarch of Antioch. See factoid page

Ephrem of Amida was Comes of the East . See factoid page

Ephrem of Amida was Patriarch of Antioch . See factoid page

Relationships

John and Ephrem of Amida were siblings. See factoid page

Events

Ephraim began to persecute the community, so that they were divided over the territories of Edessa, Samosata, Izla, Melitene, Perrhe, and ʿArab. See factoid page

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After 12 years, persecution against Thomas and the brothers came from Armenia, instigated by Ephraim. See factoid page

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The persecution was renewed through the descent of Ephraim and all of the convents were expelled in 536. See factoid page

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Ephraim appealed to the king and queen, revealing that John was causing division by ordaining priests around the empire.Theodora, convinced that John had been laying sick in the palace, dismissed the charges. See factoid page

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John was captured and brought to Antioch, where he was tortured and killed by Ephraim of Amida . See factoid page

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After 29 May 526 29 Iyār A. Gr. 8371 Ephrem of Amida became Patriarch of Antioch . See factoid page

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