Mar Shimun in his vestments, 1916 printing

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Mar Shimun in his vestments, 1916 printing

Date
1910s

Small portrait of the Patriarch Mar Shimun, standing in an embroidered vestment with long hair, captioned "Mar Shimun in his Vestments", printed beside his letter of 25 April 1916 thanking a London society for relief funds. Given the date, this is likely Mar Benyamin Shimun.

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Source

Library of Congress, Selected Digitized Books

Rockwell, William Walker (New York: American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief) · The books in this collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.