RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Shemon Bar Sabbae

350 - 344

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Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae (Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܪܨܒܥܐ, romanized: Shemʿon bar Ṣabbaʿe; died Good Friday, 345) was the Assyrian Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, from Persia, the de facto head of the Church of the East, until his death. He was bishop during the persecutions of King Shapur II of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, and was executed along with many of his followers. He is revered as a saint in various Christian communions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shemon Bar Sabbae is the 1,169th most popular religious figure (up from 2,382nd in 2019). (up from 3,412th in 2019)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Shemon Bar Sabbae ranks 1,169 out of 3,187. Before him are Julian Cesarini, Yves Congar, Arsenius the Great, Jakob Ammann, Sai Baba of Shirdi, and Jeanne Guyon. After him are Abo of Tiflis, 11th Dalai Lama, Rose of Viterbo, Hugh of Cluny, Eugène de Mazenod, and Henry.

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Among people born in 350, Shemon Bar Sabbae ranks 9. Before him are Plutarch of Athens, Ardashir II, Dalmatius, Thaïs, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and Hermeric. After him are Octar, Pope Timothy I of Alexandria, Sosurim of Goguryeo, Thiruvalluvar, John I of Antioch, and Richomeres. Among people deceased in 344, Shemon Bar Sabbae ranks 1. After him is Emperor Kang of Jin.

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