Lydia: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Lydia on May 7 on the New Calendar and May 20 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Lydia of Philippi.
The saint
St Lydia of PhilippiLydia traded in purple cloth and dye from Thyatira, goods of real value used by emperors, officials, and pagan priests alike, and it was as a woman of that independent standing that she came to hear Paul preaching by a riverside near Philippi during his second missionary journey.Read the life ›Questions
- When is the name day for Lydia?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Lydia on May 7 on the New Calendar and May 20 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Lydia?
- It is the feast of St Lydia of Philippi.