Lydia
A seller of purple cloth whom Paul met at Philippi. She accepted the message, was baptised with her household and opened her home to the missionaries — among the first converts in Europe recorded in Acts.
- Early Church
Awaiting theological review
What we know — and how
Scripture tells us
- From Thyatira, a worshipper of God; the Lord opened her heart to attend to what Paul said.(Acts of the Apostles 16:13–15; Acts of the Apostles 16:40)
Key passages