Lydia of Thyatira
1st‑century Lydian merchant of purple cloth, Christian saint, early European convert to Christianity mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles
b. 1st century · d. 1st century
Lydia of Thyatira is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint.
Related people
- Paul the Apostle disciple of · traditional
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Akhisar birth
- Filippoi death
- Asia Minor ministry
- Thyatira residence
- Philippi residence
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Acts of the Apostles 1 claim — The baptism of Lydia