Ananias of Damascus
| Ananias of Damascus | |
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Ananias restoring the sight of Saint Paul
Pietro da Cortona, 1631 |
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| Disciple | |
| Born | Unknown (perhaps Damascus) |
| Died | Eleutheropolis (tradition) |
| Major shrine | Surp Zoravor Astvatsatsin Church in Yerevan, Armenia |
| Feast | January 25 |
Ananias (/ænəˈnaɪəs/ AN-ə-NY-əs; Ancient Greek: Ἀνανίας, same as Hebrew חנניה, , "favoured of the LORD"), was a disciple of Jesus at Damascus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible, which describes how he was sent by Jesus to restore the sight of "Saul, of Tarsus" (known later as Paul the Apostle) and provide him with additional instruction in the way of the Lord.
According to Acts 9:10, Ananias was living in Damascus. In Paul's speech in Acts 22, he describes Ananias as "a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews" that dwelt in Damascus (Acts 22:12). According to F. F. Bruce, this indicates that he was not one of the refugees from the persecution in Jerusalem described in Acts 8:1.
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