StDorcas.206 Published January 27, 2014 at 206 × 516 in Evening Prayer 27.1.14: Dorcas, Lydia & Phoebe, Witnesses to the Faith ← Previous St. Dorcas (also known as Tabitha) was a revered disciple in Joppa who “devoted herself to good works and acts of charity.” When she died they sent for St. Peter, who raised her from the dead (Acts 9). (source unknown)