legendary primate of the Church of the East, who is conventionally believed to have sat 159–171 CE
6th Catholicos of the East (Seleucia-Ctesiphon) · c. 159–c. 171
Abraham of Kashkar was a legendary person of the Church of the East, from the family of Jacob, the brother of Jesus, who is conventionally believed to have sat from 159 to 171. There are historical doubts about his existence by later scholars of the period.