Shimun XVII Abraham
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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
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He is buried in the Church of Mar Shalita in Turkey.
Assyrian Church of the East
The 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...
from c.1820 to c.1860. He led the church from Qodshanis, (modern Konak, Hakkari) in southeastern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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He is buried in the Church of Mar Shalita in Turkey.