Our princes, pursuant to wise counsel, laid siege to the city but it was fortified by high and stout battlements so that it could not be taken by force. At last King Conrad undertook a crusade into Asia, and he brought three Christian princes, a cardinal who was also a legate, and the Patriarch of Jerusalem, and many bishops, before Damascus. This city suffered much by opposition and attack. And there is still to be seen to this day the house of Ananias from whom St. Because of the secret animosity of the Jews he escaped over the walls in the night by means of a basket. Near by is the place where he saw a strong light from heaven, and heard a voice, ‘Saul (Paul), why do you persecute me?’ After his baptism he preached the Lord Christ in the Jewish synagogues. This estimable city is removed from Jerusalem by a six days journey. ![]() A small tongue of land, extending behind the battlements, is covered with a growth of most luxuriant vegetation. A lone small river flows by the walls and battlements. By this means the soil is irrigated and made very productive, and where shaded by foliage, it is most excellent. It is supplied with water by means of aqueducts. By nature its soil is dry and unproductive. ![]() According to the Holy Scriptures, it is supposed to have been founded by the servants of Abraham. ![]() Of all the cities of Asia it is about the oldest. Damascus is the first city and a principal one of Assyria.
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