Damaris (Bible)
Damaris ( ancient Greek ἡ δάμαρ "wife", "beloved", "wife" or "implored by the people") is a biblical figure who lived in Athens around the year 55 .
Life
Damaris was converted by the apostle Paul through his sermon on the Areopagus in Athens, as reported in Acts 17.34 EU . She is often referred to as the wife of Dionysius Areopagita , who is mentioned before her as one of Paul's listeners and a new believer. But possibly accompanied her as a courtesan one of the listeners.
Her feast day is celebrated in the Catholic Church on October 4th. In the Greek Orthodox Church she is venerated as a saint : ἡ Ἁγία Δάμαρις ἡ Ἁθηναία ("the holy Damaris of Athens"). Her feast day there is October 3rd. In Athens (Pankrati district) a central street is named after her (Οδός Δαμάρεως).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Josef Hainz : Damaris. In: ders. U. a. (Ed.): Lexicon of persons for the New Testament. Patmos, Düsseldorf 2004, ISBN 3-491-70378-6 , p. 50.
- ↑ Ορθόδοξος συναξαριστής ( http://www.saint.gr/2577/saint.aspx )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Damask |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | biblical figure |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |