St Lydia Purpuraria, also known as Lydia of Thyatira, Lydia of Philippi, or Lydia Philippisia, was a Lay business woman dealing with purple cloth. She was born in the 1st century AD in Thyatira in Greece and was St Paul’s first convert at Philippi. We celebrate her feast day on May 20 every year in the Catholic Church.
St Lydia Purpuraria Biography |
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| Date of Birth | 1st century AD |
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| Country/Place of Birth | Thyatira, Greece in Europe |
| Profession | Business laywoman |
| Place of Work | Greece |
| Date of Death | 1st century AD |
| Place of Death | Greece |
| Feast Day | May 20 |
| Canonization | Pre-Congregation |
| Patron Saint of | Cloth dyers |
Saint’s Biography
Saint Lydia Purpuraria was a Lay businesswoman in Thyatira, trading in purple cloth, the most expensive type in the 1st century the Middle East. Lydia was Paul‘s first known convert.
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