Lydia of Thyatira

E263247

Christian convert New Testament person biblical figure merchant

Lydia of Thyatira is a New Testament figure known as a wealthy merchant and the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe, who hosted Paul and the early Christian community in her home.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Lydia of Thyatira canonical	5

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian convert ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ merchant ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Roman colony of Philippi ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Apostle Paul ⓘ surface form: Paul the Apostle Silas ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Philippi ⓘ Thyatira ⓘ
baptizedWith	her household ⓘ
conversionEvent	Paul’s first visit to Philippi ⓘ
conversionLocation	Philippi ⓘ
conversionSignificance	beginning of the Philippian church ⓘ
convertedBy	Apostle Paul ⓘ surface form: Paul the Apostle
economicStatus	wealthy ⓘ
era	1st century ⓘ
familyStatus	head of household ⓘ
feastDayTradition	commemorated in some Christian liturgical calendars ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
houseUsedFor	meeting place for Christians in Philippi ⓘ
knownFor	first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe ⓘ hospitality ⓘ support of Paul’s mission ⓘ
languageContext	Koine Greek New Testament ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ surface form: Acts 16 Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
occupation	merchant ⓘ seller of purple cloth ⓘ
offeredHospitalityTo	Luke the Evangelist ⓘ Apostle Paul ⓘ surface form: Paul the Apostle Silas ⓘ Timothy ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Thyatira ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religionBeforeConversion	God-fearer ⓘ worshiper of God ⓘ
residence	Philippi ⓘ
roleInChristianCommunity	host of house church ⓘ patron of early Christians ⓘ
scripturalDescription	“a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira” ⓘ “a worshiper of God” ⓘ
symbolInChristianThought	example of female leadership in early Christianity ⓘ model of hospitality and generosity ⓘ
tradeGoods	dyed fabrics ⓘ purple cloth ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheran traditions ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philippi → associatedWith → Lydia of Thyatira ⓘ

city of Thyatira → associatedWith → Lydia of Thyatira ⓘ

subject surface form: Thyatira

Thyatira → hasNotablePerson → Lydia of Thyatira ⓘ

church in Philippi → firstConvertsIncluded → Lydia of Thyatira ⓘ

Christians in Philippi → associatedWith → Lydia of Thyatira ⓘ