Religious Figures in Damascus

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 31 to 2001. The most recorded lives are Paul the Apostle, Al-Ghazali and Pope John Paul II.

Notable people

1. Paul the Apostle

   in 31

   2 moments here

   Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…

2. Al-Ghazali

   from 1095 to 1096

   2 moments here

   Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali was a Persian Sunni jurist, theologian, philosopher, logician, and mystic.…

3. Pope John Paul II

   in 2001

   1 moment here

   Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

4. Ibn Khaldun

   in 1401

   1 moment here

   Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…

Moments

1. 31 Conversion on the road to Damascus Paul the Apostle
2. 31 Recovery and baptism at Damascus Paul the Apostle
3. 1095 Journey to Damascus Al-Ghazali
4. 1096 Return through Damascus Al-Ghazali
5. 1401 Meeting Timur outside Damascus Ibn Khaldun
6. 2001 Prayer in Umayyad Mosque Pope John Paul II

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