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Lydia of Thyatira
Lydia of Tiatira
Lydia of Philippi
Lydia Philippisia
Lidia…
Memorial
20 May (Roman Martyrology; Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America; Eastern Orthodox)
27 March (Russian Orthodox Church)
25 June (Russian Orthodox Church)
27 January (Evangelical Lutheran)
25 October (Episcopal Church; Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)
3 August on some calendars
Profile
Lay business woman in Thyatira, dealing in purple cloth, the most expensive type in the 1st century Middle East. Paul‘s first known convert.
Born
Greek
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
cloth dyers