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In Greece, Fr. Ephraim entered the [[monasticism|monastic]] community when he was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] at the Monastery of St. Paul on [[Mount Athos]] on [[October 16]], 1983. At his tonsure, he received his name "Ephraim", in honor of [[Ephraim the Syrian]], from the Elder Parthanios under whose spiritual direction Fr. Ephraim remained for several years.
After Fr. Ephraim returned to Lebanon, he established his own monastery in Nahr Baskinta, near Biq'aata, within the jurisdiction of His Eminence Metropolitan [[George (Khodr) of Mount Lebanon|George (Khodr)]] of [[Archdiocese of Byblos and Botris (Mount Lebanon)|Mount Lebanon]]. The name of the monastery is the Holy Archangel Michael Monastery.
Fr. Ephraim was elevated to [[archimandrite]] on [[November 8]], 1991 by Metr. George (Khodr). At the invitation of Bp. Alexander of Ottawa, the Elder Ephraim made an extensive visit to Canada in the autumn of 2005.