He sought to meet the holy monk Saint Pishoy , and thus came to the monastic centers of Scetes .
According to tradition , Saint Ephrem was a fourth - century Syrian theologian and ascetic from Nisibis .
Saint Ephrem sought to meet the holy monk Saint Pishoy , and thus came to the monastic centers of Scetes .
According to tradition , Saint Ephrem was a fourth - century Syrian theologian and ascetic from Nisibis .