Damascus is the ancient city Saul of Tarsus was travelling toward, breathing threats against Christians, when a light from heaven struck him down and the risen Jesus spoke to him. He entered the city blind and left transformed.
The road to Damascus has become a byword for sudden, dramatic conversion — proof that no one is beyond the reach of God's grace.
Damascus in Scripture
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: