Damaris

Overview

• Testament: New
• Role: Athenian convert under Paul’s preaching
• Family: Unknown
• Key Books: Acts

Biography

Damaris was a woman of Athens who heard Paul’s sermon to the philosophers on Mars’ hill (the Areopagus). While many mocked Paul’s message of the resurrection and others delayed, certain men clave to him and believed. Damaris is named among that company of new believers, a notable mention of a woman responding to the gospel in the intellectual heart of Greece.

Key Events

• Belief at the Areopagus — Damaris and others believe after Paul preaches the unknown God and the resurrection (Acts 17:34).

Relationships

• Paul (Apostle) — whose Areopagus sermon she believed
• Dionysius the Areopagite — named with her among the converts

Important Verses

• Acts 17:34 — “Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed… and a woman named Damaris.”

Cross-References

• Mentioned in: Acts

Notes

Her inclusion by name shows the gospel reached people of standing in Athens, even where philosophical pride resisted the message.