Shimun (Syriac alphabet: ܫܡܥܘܢ), also transliterated as Shemʿon[1] or Shimon[2] is the form of Simon used in Classical Syriac and other Aramaic languages.
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 East
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 Ishoʿyahb, (1539–1558) Patriarch of the Church of the East
Shemʿon VIII (1553–1555), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Shimun IX (1558)
Shimun IX Dinkha (1580–1600), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Shimun X Eliyah (1600–1638), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Shimun XI Eshuyow (1638–1656), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Shimun XII Yoalaha (1656–1662), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Shimun XIII Dinkha (1662–1692), Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church and after breaking the Communion with Rome in 1692, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East until 1700
Shimun XIV Shlemon (1700–1740), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Shimun XV Maqdassi Mikhail (1740–1780), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Shimun XVI Yohannan (1780–1820), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Shimun XVII Abraham (1820–1860), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Shimun XVIII Rubil (1860–1903), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Shimun XIX Benyamin (1903–1918), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Shimun XX Paulos (1918–1920), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
Shimun XXI Eshai (1920–1975) (assassinated), Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
^Rompay, Lucas Van. "Shemʿon bar Ṣabbaʿe". Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^Mar Abimalek Timotheus: A Biography. Mar Timotheus Memorial Orphanage. 1975. p. 282.
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