Communio Sanctorum

Lydia

At Philippi, in Macedonia, of St. Lydia, a seller of purple, who, by the preaching of St. Paul the apostle, first of all in that city believed in Christ.At Beroea, in Syria, of the holy women Marana and Cyra.

Feast: 3 August

Martyrological notice

At Philippi, in Macedonia, of St. Lydia, a seller of purple, who, by the preaching of St. Paul the apostle, first of all in that city believed in Christ.At Beroea, in Syria, of the holy women Marana and Cyra.

Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness

Philippis, in Macedonia, sanctae Lydiae purpurariae, quae, praedicante ibidem sancto Paulo Apostolo, ut beatus Lucas in Actibus Apostolicis refert, omnium prima credidit Evangelio.

Martyrologium Romanum (Latin historical edition) · Language: Latin