Coordinates: 33°30′41″N 36°19′3″E / 33.51139°N 36.31750°E / 33.51139; 36.31750

Saint Ananias House

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House of Saint Ananias
Entrance of the Chapel of Saint Ananias
Map
LocationStraight Street, Ancient City Damascus
CountrySyria
DenominationSyriac Maronite Church
History
StatusActive church
FoundedEarly Christianity
DedicationAnanias of Damascus
Administration
DioceseMaronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus
Clergy
ArchbishopSamir Nassar

The House of Saint Ananias (also called Saint Ananias House or Chapel of Saint Ananias; Arabic: كَنيسَةُ الْقِدِّيسِ حَنَانِيَا, romanized: Kanīsat al-Qiddīs Ḥanāniyā) is an ancient underground structure in Damascus, Syria, that is said to be the remains of the home of Ananias of Damascus, where Ananias baptized Saul (who became Paul the Apostle).[1] The building is at the end of the Street Called Straight near the Bab Sharqi (Eastern Gate).[2]

History

Archaeological excavations in 1921 found the remains of a Byzantine church from the 5th or 6th century AD, adding physical evidence to support local tradition that the chapel has an early-Christian origin.[3]

Gallery

  • Inside the Chapel of Saint Ananias
    Inside the Chapel of Saint Ananias
  • Inside of Saint Ananias Church
    Inside of Saint Ananias Church
  • Story layout of Saint Ananias
    Story layout of Saint Ananias

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to House of Saint Ananias.
  1. ^ Saint Ananias Chapel Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ hackwriters.com - Christian Sites in Damascus - Habeeb Salloum
  3. ^ Rainer Riesner (1998). Paul's Early Period: Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 86–87.

33°30′41″N 36°19′3″E / 33.51139°N 36.31750°E / 33.51139; 36.31750

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