Complete Works of Saint Ephrem the Syrian, Volume 3

SAINT EPHREM THE SYRIAN

A full-length copperplate engraving of Saint Ephrem the Syrian. The saint is depicted as an elderly monk with a long, flowing white beard and a serene expression. He wears a heavy, dark monastic habit with a cowl koukoulion monastic hood marked with a small cross. A faint, radiant halo encircles his head. He stands on a tiled floor, holding an unfurled vertical scroll in his right hand. The entire scene is enclosed within a rectangular border of several thin lines. At the bottom, a curled parchment banner contains a Latin distich.

Love
and
Self-control
purify
the
soul.