Shimun XVII. Abraham

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Mar Shimun XVII. Abraham (also Simon XVII. Abraham , Auraham , Persian مارشیمون آبراهام) was Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from about 1820 to 1860.

Catholicos-Patriarch Shimun XVII.

Its seat was in Qodshanis , today's Konak in southeastern Turkey . Before the attacks by the Kurdish prince Bedirxan Beg , he had to flee temporarily to Iran.

His tomb is in the church of Mar Shalita in Qodshanis.

See also

Individual evidence

  • Baum, Wilhelm: The Church of the East: a concise history . Routledge, 2003, ISBN 0-415-29770-2 , pp. 122 .
  • Grant, Asahel: The Nestorians, or, The Lost Tribe . Ed .: Murre-Van Den Berg, HL Gorgias Press, 2004, ISBN 1-59333-154-1 , pp. i .
  • Guest, John S .: The Yezidis: a study in survival . Routledge, 1987, ISBN 0-7103-0115-4 , pp. 74 .
  • Murre-Van Den Berg, HL: Geldelijk of Geestelijk Win? Assyrian Bisschoppen Op De Loonlijst Van Een Amerikaanse Zendingspost . In: Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis . tape 77.2 , 1997, pp. 241-257 , doi : 10.1163 / 002820397X00270 ( ingentaconnect.com ).
predecessor Office successor
Shimun XVI. Yohannan Catholicos of the Assyrian Church of the East
1820–1860 		Shimun XX.
personal data
SURNAME Shimun XVII. Abraham
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simon XVII Abraham; Auraham; مارشیمون آبراهام (Persian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholicos-Patriarch of the autocephalous East Syrian "Church of the East"
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century or 19th century
DATE OF DEATH around 1860