List of Famous people with last name Ananus

Matthias ben Ananus

First Name Matthias

Last Name Ananus

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Ananus ben Ananus

First Name Ananus

Last Name Ananus

Born on November 30, 0049

Died on January 1, 0068 (aged 18)

Ananus ben Ananus, d. 68 CE, was a Herodian-era High Priest of Israel in Jerusalem, Iudaea Province. He was the High Priest who ordered the execution by stoning of James the brother of Jesus, according to the surviving manuscripts of The Antiquities of the Jews. A delegation sent by citizens upset over the perceived breach of justice met Albinus before he reached Judea, and Albinus responded with a letter informing Ananus that it was illegal to convene the Sanhedrin without Albinus' permission and threatening to punish the priest. Ananus was therefore deposed by King Herod Agrippa II before Albinus's arrival and replaced with Jesus ben Damneus.

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