Disciple · Remembered on August 3
St. Lydia Purpuraria
St. Lydia Purpuraria is remembered on August 3 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | August 3 |
|---|---|
| Title | Disciple |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
The dealer in purple cloth from Thyatira whom Paul met at the riverside place of prayer in Philippi: ‘the Lord opened her heart.’ Baptized with her household — the first recorded convert of Europe — she made her house the apostles’ base, and would take no refusal.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Lydia Purpuraria. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Lydia Purpuraria keeps August 3 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of August.
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