Works
On the Sinful Woman, A Hymn Against Bar-Daisan, Epistle to a Disciple, Fifteen Hymns for the Feast of the Epiphany, Hymn 1 on Fasting, Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Fl, On Admonition and Repentance, On Our Lord, The Nisibene Hymns, The Pearl: Seven Hymns on the Faith, The Pearl: Seven Hymns on the Faith
Benedict XV
Principi Apostolorum Petro: On St. Ephrem the Syrian. Encyclical promulgated in 1920, names St. Ephrem a Doctor of the Universal Church.
Biography.com
Very brief profile of St. Ephraem Syrus.
Catholic Encyclopedia
Long article on the life and works of St. Ephraem, hermit, deacon, poet.
Catholic Online
Biography of St. Ephrem the Syrian, intertwined with quotes from some of his hymns.
For All the Saints
Biographical portrait of St. Ephrem of Edessa, deacon and Doctor of the Church.
James Kiefer's Christian Biographies
St. Ephrem of Edessa, deacon and hymn-writer. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language.
John Gwynn
"Introductory Dissertation" on St. Ephrem the Syrian and Aphrahat the Persian Sage, from the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, second series, volume 13.
Saint Benedict Center, Richmond, New Hampshire
Lengthy biography of St. Ephrem, "by a Jesuit priest."
Syrian Orthodox Resources
Illustrated biography of Mor Ephrem the Syrian.
The Ecole Glossary
Short biography of St. Ephrem, by Karen Rae Keck.
Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society
The story of St. Ephrem, suited to children.