Shimun XVII Abraham
Mar Shimun XVII Abraham | |
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His Holiness | |
Church | Assyrian Church of the East |
Diocese | Patriarchal Diocese of Qodshanis |
See | Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon |
Installed | 1820 |
Term ended | 1860 |
Predecessor | Mar Shimun XVI Yohannan |
Successor | Shimun XVIII Rubil |
Orders | |
Rank | Catholicos-Patriarch |
Personal details | |
Born | Qodshanis, Hakkari |
Died |
1860 Qodshanis, Hakkari |
Nationality | Assyrian (Ottoman) |
Denomination | Christian, Assyrian Church of the East |
Residence | Qodshanis, Hakkari |
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Mar Shimun XVII Abraham (also Simon XVII Abraham or Auraham) was Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from c. 1820 to c. 1860. He led the church from Qodshanis, (modern Konak, Hakkari) in southeastern Turkey.
He is buried in the Church of Mar Shalita in Turkey.
References
- Baum, Wilhelm (2003). The Church of the East: a concise history. Routledge. p. 122. ISBN 0-415-29770-2.
- Grant, Asahel (2004). Murre-Van Den Berg, H.L., ed. The Nestorians, or, The Lost Tribe. Gorgias Press. p. i. ISBN 1-59333-154-1.
- Guest, John S. (1987). The Yezidis: a study in survival. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 0-7103-0115-4.
- Murre-Van Den Berg, H.L. (1997). "Geldelijk of Geestelijk Gewin? Assyrische Bisschoppen Op De Loonlijst Van Een Amerikaanse Zendingspost". Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis. 77 (2): 241–257. doi:10.1163/002820397X00270.
Preceded by Mar Shimun XVI Yohannan |
Catholicos-Patriarch of the Church of the East 1820–1860 |
Succeeded by Mar Shimun XVIII Rubil |
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