About Shimun XVIII Rubil
Lived 1844 – 1903 (aged 58–59). Shimun XVIII Rubil was an eastern Orthodox priest.
Mar Shimun XVIII Rubil (also known as Simon XVIII Rouel or Rowil) served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of what would come to be called the Assyrian Church of the East from 1861 until 1903, succeeding his uncle Shimun XVII Abraham. He led the church from Qodshanis, in southeastern Turkey. In 1869, he received an invitation from the Vatican to attend the First Vatican Council as an observer, but he did not accept the invitation, and he also rejected other initiatives for the union with the Catholic Church.
The Catholicos-Patriarch died on March 16, 1903, and was succeeded by Shimun XIX Benyamin.
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Who was Shimun XVIII Rubil?
Patriarch of Babylonia
When was Shimun XVIII Rubil born?
Shimun XVIII Rubil was born in 1844 in Qudshanis.
When did Shimun XVIII Rubil die?
Shimun XVIII Rubil died on 23 March 1903 in Qudshanis.
What was Shimun XVIII Rubil's occupation?
Shimun XVIII Rubil was an eastern Orthodox priest.
What nationality was Shimun XVIII Rubil?
Shimun XVIII Rubil's recorded nationality: Assyrian people.
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