Shimun XXIII Eshai Cleric

Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII (born 28 February 1908, Konak, Hakkari, Turkey - 6 November 1975, San Jose, California, United States), sometimes known as Mar Shimun XXI Ishaya, Mar Shimun Ishai, or Simon Jesse, was Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1920, when he was a youth, until his murder on 6 November 1975. (The difference in regnal numbers depends on which members of the Shimun family one counts as Patriarchs; Mar Eshai chose to use the regnal number XXIII.)

Personal facts

Birth date	February 28, 1908
Birth place	Konak Hakkari , Turkey , Hakkari
Nationality	Assyrian people
Religion	Assyrian Church of the East Christian
Date of death	November 06, 1975
Place of death	California , San Jose California , United States