Lydia, Saint | The Christian Convert

Icon of Saint Lydia in Thessaloniki's Saint George Church, Greece.

Lydia, a figure prominently featured in the New Testament, was a seller of purple cloth in Philippi, an ancient Greek city. Her life, though scant in detail, provides a significant example of early Christian conversion and the role of women in the nascent church. Lydia’s story is mainly recounted in the Acts of the Apostles […]