Mentioned in the Bible by name

Ananias (of Damascus)

In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. In a vision the Lord said to him, "Ananias!" He replied, "Here I am, Lord." [Reminiscent of Abraham's and Samuel's responses, see Gen. 22:1; 1 Sam. 3:4.]

In a vision, he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he can see again."
[In Roman city planning, the streets running north-south were called cardo, and the intersecting east-west streets were called decumanus. The main street was given the suffix maximus, which means "greatest" in Latin. In the middle, where the main streets crossed, was the city center, called the forum. Excavations have shown that "Straight Street" was Damascus' decumanus maximus, the main street that ran centrally from east to west. It was about 82 feet (25 meters) wide and 0,98 mile (1,570 meters) long, lined with columns and covered by a roof where there were shops.]

Ananias replied, "Lord, I have heard from many people how much harm this man has done to your saints in Jerusalem.

So Ananias went and entered the house [where Saul had been sitting in darkness without food or drink for three days]. There he laid his hands on him and said, "Saul, my brother [in faith]! The Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." [Saul is reminded that it was the risen Jesus who spoke to him on the road to Damascus. Luke uses the passive form of the verbs, emphasizing that it is not Ananias but God who fills Saul with the Holy Spirit.]

[Ananias' role:]
A certain Ananias, a devout (devoted, godly) and faithful man [who lived according to the teachings of the Books of Moses] who was well spoken of by all the Jude in the city,