Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
A Franciscan chapel in old Damascus associated by Christian tradition with Ananias, Paul’s baptism, and the house named in Acts 9.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Study Acts 9 in the city where Saul encountered Christ, received Ananias, was baptized, and began to proclaim Jesus.
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Read Acts 9
Connect the chapel with the story of Ananias, Saul’s baptism, and the beginning of Paul’s mission.
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Tradition and archaeology
Distinguish the received house tradition from the later Byzantine church remains and nineteenth-century chapel.