Saint Lydia of Thyatira, Lydia Purpuraria, Saint Lydia of Philippi, Saint Lydia Purpuraria, Greek Saints, Greek Orthodox Art, Byzantine Art - Etsy

🏛️ Lydia at the River 💜 Just outside ancient Philippi, beside the Gangites River, tradition remembers Lydia’s baptism. A merchant of purple from Thyatira, she was a woman of influence—but when Paul found no synagogue and went to the riverside prayer gathering, the Lord opened her heart to the gospel. She became the first recorded Christian convert in Europe, and her home became Philippi’s first house church. From this quiet riverbank, the gospel spread into a new continent. Can the Bible be tr

Nero Bronze Coin of Thyatira, Lydia • Double Axe Reverse • RPC I 2382 • 55–60 C.E. - Etsy