StLydia.293 Published January 26, 2016 at 293 × 366 in Morning Prayer 27.1.16, Lydia, Dorcas & Phoebe, Witnesses to the Faith ← Previous St. Lydia became Paul’s first European convert, a dealer in purple goods and wealthy businesswoman who gave him and his companions Timothy and Silas lodging, status and a base of operations. (iconographer unknown)