Mar Shemʿon IV Basidi (died 20 February 1497) was the patriarch of the Church of the East in the last quarter of the 15th century. Traditionally his reign...

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)...

patriarchs. Traditionally, Shemʿon III is listed between patriarchs Shemʿon II, whose reign began in 1381/2, and Eliya IV, who is said to have died in...

the patriarchs Shemʿon II, Shemʿon III and Eliya IV, but a 15th-century list of patriarchs mentions only a single patriarch named Shemʿon between Denha...

there was only one Shemʿon between Denha II and Eliya IV, and that this must be Shemʿon II. He suggests placing Shemʿon III after Eliya IV. In view of the...

predecessor, Shemʿon IV, and nearly all his successors were buried. His election may have represented a reaction to the policies of Shemʿon IV favouring...

denominations.) Around the middle of the fifteenth century the patriarch Shemʿon IV Basidi made the patriarchal succession hereditary, normally from uncle...

in the diocese of Siirt at the time of the patriarch Mar Simeon (Shemon IV or Shemon V), and of Mar Yuḥanon, the bishop of Athel, by someone named Abraham...

Mar Shemʿon VII Ishoʿyahb (Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܫܒܝܥܝܐ ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ), born Īshōʿyahb bar Māmā, was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1539 to 1558...

hierarchy of the Church of the East, and asking for new bishops. Patriarch Shemon IV responded positively to their request and arranged the selection of two...

practice introduced in the middle of the fifteenth century by Patriarch Shemon IV Basidi (who had died in 1497) — and it was also decided that Shimun should...

Eliya IV, and the copy was produced in the time of Eliya's successor, Shemʿon III. The traditional listing makes Shemʿon III the successor of Shemʿon II...

ecclesiastical hierarchy of the Church of the East. In 1490–1491, Patriarch Shemon IV responded to the request of Christians from India, and appointed two bishops...

delegation from the Saint Thomas Christians visited the Patriarch of the East, Shemon IV, to bring a bishop for India. One among them was Joseph the Indian, who...

to Shemon, the bishops ordained under Sulaqu then elected a successor, Abdisho IV Maron, who was recognized by Pope Pius IV in 1562. When Shemon VII...

uncertain) 88. Shemʿon IV Basidi (c.1450 – 1497) 89. Shemʿon V (1497–1501) 90. Eliya V (1502–1503) 91. Shemʿon VI (1504–1538) 92. Shemʿon VII Ishoʿyahb...

by his brother Shemon VII Ishoyahb, who had been natar kursya (designated successor) throughout his reign; since the reign of Shemon IV the role of Patriarch...

bishops(metropolitans) over actions of the patriarch Shemʿon VII Ishoʿyahb following the tradition of previous patriarch Shemʿon IV Basidi who made the patriarchal succession...

period from 1570 to 1580 there were two patriarchs, Shemon Yahbalaha (1572–1576), and Yahbalaha Shemon (1577–1579/80). Those questions remain opened, because...

Mar Abdisho IV Maron (Classical Syriac: ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܡܪܘܢ) was the second Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, from 1555 to 1570. Abdisho, whose...

Catholic Church Around the middle of the fifteenth century Patriarch Shemʿon IV Basidi made the patriarchal succession hereditary – normally from uncle...

been transferred to the metropolitan of Elam. It was under Patriarch Shemʿon IV (died 1497) that the office was transformed. Endeavouring to keep the...

ʿIlam, ʿAbdishoʿ of Nisibis and Shemʿon of Mosul, and the bishops Shemʿon of Beth Garmaï, Shemʿon of Tirhan, Shemʿon of Balad, Yohannan of Beth Waziq...

(1336/7–1381/2) Shemʿon II (c. 1385–c. 1405) Eliya IV (c. 1405–c. 1425) Shemʿon III (c. 1425–c. 1450) Shemʿon IV Basidi (c. 1450–1497) Shemʿon V (1497–1502)...

say he was from Susa. He was the archdeacon of Shemʿon Bar Sabbaʿe. Since, after the death of Shemʿon, the church was without a leader, he gave himself...

episcopal ordination from the Latin patriarch of Venice as arranged by Pope Pius IV (1559–65) in Rome. Subsequently, Abraham was appointed by Pope as Archbishop...

metropolitan Shemʿon of Fars. A number of letters from Ishoʿyahb to Shemʿon have survived, in one of which Ishoʿyahb complained that Shemʿon had refused...

consolidated as the Chaldean Catholic Church). The traditionalist patriarch Shemʿon VII Ishoʿyahb (1539–1558), who resided in the monastery of Rabban Hormizd...

requesting a new bishop for India. The Patriarch of the Church of the East Shemʿon IV Basidi responded by consecrating two bishops, Thoma and Yuhanon, and dispatching...

Spanish: Simón, Jimeno Swahili: Simoni Swedish: Simon Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ (Shemon, pronounced [ʃɛmʕon]) Tamil: சைமன் (Caimaṉ) Telugu: సీమెాను (Simonu) Thai:...