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.

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.
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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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