Philippi

region

ancient city in eastern Macedonia, in the Edonis region

Approximate centre: 41.0121, 24.2846 · Pleiades 501482

Who is recorded here

Paul the Apostle ministry · AD 49
Luke the Evangelist residence · AD 50
Paul the Apostle ministry · AD 56
Paul the Apostle travel · AD 57
Parmenas death · AD 98
Ignatius of Antioch travel · AD 107
Epaphroditus ministry
Lydia of Thyatira residence
Paul the Apostle residence

What happened here

Paul's Second Missionary Journey AD 50
The baptism of Lydia AD 50
The Night in the Philippian Jail AD 50

In art

File:Филипи през 2007.jpg — Batr41

About the place

Philippi was a major mainland Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides. The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest.

From Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-08-14 · CC BY-SA 4.0