She was the apostle Paul 's first convert in Philippi and thus the first convert to Christianity in Europe .
Lydia is a Biblical given name : Lydia of Thyatira , businesswoman in the city of Thyatira and deaconess in the New Testament 's Acts of the Apostles .
Lydia was the businesswoman Paul 's first convert in Philippi and thus the first convert to Christianity in Europe .
Lydia is a Biblical given name : Lydia of Thyatira , businesswoman in the city of Thyatira and deaconess in the New Testament 's Acts of the Apostles .