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Bishop Mar Auraham before the church of Mar Shalita, Qudshanis, 1886

Place: Qudshanis · today Türkiye
Date: 1886

A young bishop, Mar Auraham, stands on rocky ground below the church of Mar Shalita at Qudshanis, the patriarchal seat of the Church of the East in the Hakkari mountains. Photograph from Athelstan Riley's papers at Lambeth Palace.

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Mar Shimun Memorial Foundation (marshimun.com), photo gallery

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Bishop Mar Auraham before the church of Mar Shalita, Qudshanis, 1886

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