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Ananias of Damascus

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Ananias of Damascus ( AN-ə-NY-əs; Ancient Greek: Ἀνανίας, romanized: Ananíās; Aramaic: ܚܢܢܝܐ, romanized: Ḥananyō; "favoured of the LORD") was a disciple of Jesus in 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 (who later was called Paul the Apostle) and provide him with additional instruction in the way of the Lord. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ananias of Damascus is the 766th most popular religious figure (down from 716th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Syria (down from 36th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

Ananias is most famous for being the first person to convert to Christianity after Jesus's death.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ananias of Damascus ranks 766 out of 3,187. Before him are Victor of Aveyron, Albert of Brandenburg, Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, Leonardo Sandri, and Émile Benveniste. After him are Nikephoros I of Constantinople, Antipope John XVI, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Expeditus, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and Giovanni Angelo Becciu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Ananias of Damascus ranks 17. Before him are Decebalus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Thecla, Apollos, Philemon, and Lydia of Thyatira. After him are Cornelius the Centurion, Agabus, Thaddeus of Edessa, Philip the Evangelist, Antipas of Pergamum, and Marcus Cornelius Fronto. Among people deceased in 100, Ananias of Damascus ranks 32. Before him are Apollos, Zebedee, Lydia of Thyatira, Pontius Pilate's wife, Silas, and Valerius Maximus. After him are Pomponius Mela, Phoebe, Cornelius the Centurion, Papias of Hierapolis, Agabus, and Joanna, wife of Chuza.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Ananias of Damascus ranks 44 out of 210. Before him are Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), Romanos the Melodist (490), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Julia Soaemias (180), and Émile Benveniste (1902). After him are Duqaq (1100), Mariam al-Asturlabi (950), Abu'l-Fida (1273), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Julia Avita Mamaea (180), and Al-Dhahabi (1274).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Ananias of Damascus ranks 7. Before him are Pope Gregory III (700), Pope Anicetus (70), John Climacus (579), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), Romanos the Melodist (490), and Émile Benveniste (1902). After him are Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Youssef Absi (1946), Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan (1934), and Ignatius IV of Antioch (1920).

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