▁the ological ▁bridge ▁between ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁mon astic ism ▁and ▁its ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XV ▁proc laimed ▁E ph rem ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁(" Do ctor ▁of ▁the ▁Sy ri ans "). ▁This ▁pro clam ation ▁was ▁made ▁before ▁critical ▁ed itions ▁of ▁E ph rem ' s ▁authentic ▁writ ings ▁were ▁available . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁title ▁for ▁E ph rem ▁is ▁Har p ▁of ▁the ▁Spirit ▁( S y ri ac : ▁, ▁Ken ā r â ▁d - R û ḥ â ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁De acon ▁of ▁Ed essa , ▁the ▁Sun ▁of ▁the ▁Sy ri ans ▁and ▁a ▁P ill ar ▁of ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁His ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁fe ast ▁day ▁of ▁ 9 ▁June ▁con forms ▁to ▁his ▁date ▁of ▁death . ▁For ▁ 4 8 ▁years ▁( 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 6 9 ), ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June , ▁and ▁this ▁date ▁is ▁still ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Form . ▁ ▁E ph rem ▁is ▁hon ored ▁with ▁a ▁fe ast ▁day ▁on ▁the ▁lit urg ical ▁calendar ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁( USA ) ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁Trans l ations ▁ ▁San ▁E fr én ▁de ▁N ís ib is ▁Him nos ▁de ▁Nav idad ▁y ▁Ep if an ía , ▁by ▁E f