He went on to become Bishop of a massive trans continental diocese and ultimately the Metropolitan of Moscow
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and through the NATO bombings of 1999
St Ephrem the Syrian - Hymns on Paradise type_Anointing Oil He went on to becomeIn his cycle of 15 Hymns on Paradise, St. Ephrem the Syrian weaves a profound theological synthesis around the Biblical narrative in Genesis 2 and 3. In this fine Christian poetry, the author expresses his awareness of the sacramental character of the created world, and of the potential of everything in it to act as a witness and pointer to the Creator. God's two witnesses, says Ephrem, are, "Nature, through man's use of it, [and] Scripture, through