Sacred Site
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Underground Chapel of Saint Ananias
Tucked five meters beneath the ancient streets of Old Damascus near the Bab Sharqi gate, the Chapel of Saint Ananias is one of the oldest Christian places of worship in the world. According to biblical tradition, this subterranean stone chamber was the original home of Ananias, the early Christian disciple who restored the sight of Saul of Tarsus, transforming him into the Apostle Paul. Revered for two millennia by local residents and international pilgrims, the quiet underground sanctuary is famous in local lore for spiritual light anomalies, phantom incense, and saintly apparitions.