RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Annas

22 BC - 66

Annas

Annas (also Ananus or Ananias; Hebrew: חָנָן, Ḥānān; Koine Greek: Ἅννας, Hánnas; 23/22 BC – death date unknown, probably around AD 40) was appointed by the Roman legate Quirinius as the first High Priest of the newly formed Roman province of Judaea in AD 6 – just after the Romans had deposed Archelaus, Ethnarch of Judaea, thereby putting Judaea directly under Roman rule. Annas appears in the Gospels and Passion plays as a high priest before whom Jesus is brought for judgment, prior to being brought before Pontius Pilate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Annas is the 568th most popular religious figure (up from 597th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Israel (up from 84th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Annas is most famous for being the high priest who presided over the trial of Jesus.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Annas ranks 568 out of 3,187. Before him are Jehoshaphat, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Paul of Thebes, Rose of Lima, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, and Ibn Hazm. After him are Josemaría Escrivá, Pope Severinus, Pope Stephen V, Paul the Deacon, Meritaten, and Nicodemus.

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Among people born in 22 BC, Annas ranks 1. Among people deceased in 66, Annas ranks 3. Before him are Paul the Apostle, and Petronius. After him are Claudia Antonia, and Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus.