Shimun (disambiguation)
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Shimun, also written as Shemʿon (Shemon) is Syriac
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Mar Shimun may refer to any of the following Patriarchs of the Church of the East or Patriarchs of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon:
Syriac language
Syriac is a dialect of Middle Aramaic that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. Having first appeared as a script in the 1st century AD after being spoken as an unwritten language for five centuries, Classical Syriac became a major literary language throughout the Middle East from...
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Simon is a common name, from Hebrew meaning "He who has heard/hears [the word of God]".Simon may also refer to:-Names:* Simon , including a list of people with the given name Simon...
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Mar Shimun may refer to any of the following Patriarchs of the Church of the East or Patriarchs of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon:
- Shemʿon bar Sabbaʿe, (329-341), Catholicos-Patriarch of the Church of the EastChurch of the EastThe Church of the East tāʾ d-Maḏnḥāʾ), also known as the Nestorian Church, is a Christian church, part of the Syriac tradition of Eastern Christianity. Originally the church of the Persian Sassanid Empire, it quickly spread widely through Asia...
- Shemʿon II (1365-1392), Patriarch of the Church of the East
- Shemʿon III (1403-1407), Patriarch of the Church of the East
- Shemʿon IV (1437-1497), Patriarch of the Church of the East
- Shemʿon V (1497-1501), Patriarch of the Church of the East
- Shemʿon VI (1503-1538), Patriarch of the Church of the East
- Shemʿon VII (1538-1551), Patriarch of the Church of the East
- Shemʿon VII IshoʿyahbShemon VII IshoyahbShemon VII Ishoyahb was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1539 to 1558. His reign was widely unpopular, and discontent with his leadership led to the schism of 1552, in which his opponents rebelled and appointed the monk Sulaqa as a rival patriarch...
, (1539-1558) Patriarch of the Church of the East - Shemʿon VIII (1552-1558), Patriarch of the Church of the East
- Shimun VIII Yohannan SulaqaShimun VIII Yohannan SulaqaMar Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa was the first Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1553 to 1555....
(1553-1555), first Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic ChurchChaldean Catholic ChurchThe Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church... - Shimun IX (1558)
- Shimun IX DinkhaShimun IX DinkhaMar Shimun IX Dinkha was the fourth Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1580 to c.1600.He moved the seat of the patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic church from Siirt to Urmia whereas his successor Shimun X Eliyah moved it to Salmas....
(1580-1600), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church - Shimun X EliyahShimun X EliyahMar Shimun X Eliyah was the fifth Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from c.1600 to c.1638.He succeeded Patriarch Shimun IX Dinkha and moved the seat of the patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic church from Urmia to Salmas....
(1600-1638), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church - Shimun XI EshuyowShimun XI EshuyowMar Shimun XI Eshuyow was the sixth Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1638 to 1656.He succeeded Patriarch Shimun X Eliyah, The seat of the patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic church being in Salmas during his reign....
(1638-1656), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church - Shimun XII YoalahaShimun XII YoalahaMar Shimun XII Yoalaha was the seventh Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1656 to 1662.He succeeded Patriarch Shimun XI Eshuyow, the seat of the patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic church being in Salmas during his reign....
(1656-1662), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church - Shimun XIII DinkhaShimun XIII DinkhaMar Shimʿun XIII Dinkha was Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church carrying the title Patriarch of Babylon between 1662 and 1692 in communion with Rome and residing in Salmas...
(1662–1692), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church and after breaking the Communion with Rome in 1692, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the EastAssyrian Church of the EastThe Assyrian Church of the East, officially the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East ʻIttā Qaddishtā w-Shlikhāitā Qattoliqi d-Madnĕkhā d-Āturāyē), is a Syriac Church historically centered in Mesopotamia. It is one of the churches that claim continuity with the historical...
until 1700 - Shimun XIV ShlemonShimun XIV ShlemonMar Shimun XIV Shlemon was Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from c.1700 to c.1740 ....
(1700-1740), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East - Shimun XV Maqdassi MikhailShimun XV Maqdassi MikhailMar Shimun XV Maqdassi Mikhail was Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from c.1740 to c.1780 ....
(1740-1780), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East - Shimun XVI YohannanShimun XVI YohannanMar Shimun XVI Yohannan was Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from c.1780 to c.1820 ....
(1780-1820), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East - Shimun XVII AbrahamShimun XVII AbrahamMar Shimun XVII Abraham was Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from c.1820 to c.1860. He led the church from Qodshanis, in southeastern Turkey....
(1820-1860), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East - Shimun XVIII RubilShimun XVIII RubilMar Shimun XVIII Rubil was Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1860 to 1903 succeeding Shimun XVII Abraham. He led the church from Qodshanis, in southeastern Turkey....
(1860-1903), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East - Shimun XXI Benyamin (1903-1918), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
- Shimun XXII Paulos (1918-1920), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
- Shimun XXIII Eshai (1920-1975) (assassinated), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
See also
- List of Patriarchs of the Church of the East
- List of Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Babylon