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 0415297702. 
• Grant, Asahel (2004). Murre-Van Den Berg, H.L.. ed. The Nestorians, or, The Lost Tribe. Gorgias Press. p. i. ISBN 1593331541. 
• Guest, John S. (1987). The Yezidis: a study in survival. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 0710301154. 
• 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. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/nakg/1997/00000077/00000002/art00006. 

Preceded by Mar Shimun XVI Yohannan

Catholicos-Patriarch of the Church of the East 1820–1860

Succeeded by Mar Shimun XVIII Rubil

Persondata
Name	Abraham, Shimun Xvii
Alternative names
Short description	Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1860
Place of death