Archimandrite Joseph
LOCATIONS:
– The residence of the patriarch in Damascus;
– The House of St. Ananias¹ on Straight Street. Chapel located in the basement where Paul’s epiphany and baptism took place;
– Mar Boulos Monastery of St. Paul, Gate of Bab Kisan²;
– Christian cemetery where a guard named George, who pretended not to notice the fugitive, is buried;
– Icons (local icons and luboks depicting the “life” of the Apostle Paul, including the circumstances of his escape from Damascus).
¹ St. Ananias is the first bishop of Damascus and one of the disciples of Christ (Luke 10:1)
² According to local legend Paul’s escape took place from here, from the tower of the gate of Bab Kisan, which has remained unchanged since that time