Ananias of Damascus

Saint

Ananias of Damascus
Saint; Ananias of Damascus
	Ananias restoring the sight of Saint Paul; Pietro da Cortona, 1631;
Apostle, Disciple, Prophet, and Martyr
Born	Unknown (perhaps Damascus)
Died	Eleutheropolis (tradition)
Venerated in	Roman Catholicism; Eastern Orthodox Church; Oriental Orthodoxy; Anglican Communion; Lutheranism
Major shrine	Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church in Yerevan, Armenia
Feast	January 25; Tuesday after fifth Sunday after the feast of the Holy Cross (Armenian Apostolic Church);

Ananias of Damascus (/ˌænəˈnaɪəs/ AN-ə-NY-əs; Ancient Greek: Ἀνανίας, romanized: Ananíās; Aramaic: ܚܢܢܝܐ, romanized: Ḥananyō; "favoured of the LORD") was a disciple of Jesus at Damascus from Syria, 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.^[2]

^ Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church 2003 A.D. Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2002, p. 526.
^ Ananias in Acts chapter 9 and chapter 22

Saint Ananias of Damascus
Ananias restoring the sight of Saint Paul Pietro da Cortona, 1631
Apostle, Disciple, Prophet, and Martyr
Born	Unknown (perhaps Damascus)
Died	Eleutheropolis (tradition)
Venerated in	Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Lutheranism
Major shrine	Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church in Yerevan, Armenia
Feast	January 25 Tuesday after fifth Sunday after the feast of the Holy Cross (Armenian Apostolic Church)^[1]