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Lydia of Thyatira is most known as a "seller" or merchant of purple cloth, which is the likely reason for the Catholic Church naming her "patroness of dyers." It is unclear as to if Lydia simply dealt in the trade of purple dye or whether her business included textiles as well, [ 7 ] though all known icons of the saint depict her with some form ...
[2] [3] In classical times, Thyatira stood on the border between Lydia and Mysia. During the Roman era, (1st century AD), it was famous for its dyeing facilities and was a center of the purple cloth trade. [citation needed] Among the ancient ruins of the city, inscriptions have been found relating to the guild of dyers in the city. Indeed, more ...
Saint Lydia of Thyatira (Lydia of Philippi), mentioned in Acts 16:14-15 (1st century) [1] [note 2] Martyrs Thalelaeus the Unmercenary , at Anazarbus in Cilicia , and his companions Alexander and Asterius (284) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ note 3 ]
Lydia is a Biblical given name: Lydia of Thyatira, businesswoman in the city of Thyatira in the New Testament's Acts of the Apostles.She was the apostle Paul's first convert in Philippi and thus the first convert to Christianity in Europe.
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Lydia (Ancient Greek: Λυδία, romanized: Ludía; Latin: Lȳdia) was an Iron Age kingdom situated in the west of Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire.
Lydia of Thyatira: 1st century Macarius of Alexandria: 4th century Macarius of Egypt: 4th century Macarius of Jerusalem: c. 335 Macarius the Great: 391 Macedonius of Syria: 5th century Macrina the Elder: c. 340 Macrina the Younger: 379 Maël (saint) 5th century Magnus of Cuneo: 3rd century Mambeca: 4th century Mamertinus of Auxerre: 5th century ...
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul . According to the Reformed, biblical authority originates in the 'witness of the Holy Spirit' within a believer.