 Jefrem (patriarch)

Jefrem (; "Ephraem"; c. 1312 – died 1400), also known as Elder Jefrem (старац Јефрем) and Jefrem of Serbia, was the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church twice, in 1375–1379 and 1389–1392, and a poet.Born into a priestly family, of Bulgarian origin, he became a monk in c. 1335 at 23 years of age.