<P> `` Thyatira in the province of Lydia ( located in what is now western Turkey ) was famous for the red ( variety of purple ) dye '' . Lydia of Thyatira is most known as a `` seller '' or merchant of purple cloth , which is the likely reason for the Catholic Church naming her `` patroness of dyers . '' It is unclear as to if Lydia simply dealt in the trade of purple dye or whether her business included textiles as well , though all known icons of the saint depict her with some form of purple cloth . Most portray this holy woman wearing a purple shawl or veil , which allows many historians and theologians to believe that she was a merchant of specifically purple cloth . </P>
<P> `` Thyatira in the province of Lydia ( located in what is now western Turkey ) was famous for the red ( variety of purple ) dye '' . Lydia of Thyatira is most known as a `` seller '' or merchant of purple cloth , which is the likely reason for the Catholic Church naming her `` patroness of dyers . '' It is unclear as to if Lydia simply dealt in the trade of purple dye or whether her business included textiles as well , though all known icons of the saint depict her with some form of purple cloth . Most portray this holy woman wearing a purple shawl or veil , which allows many historians and theologians to believe that she was a merchant of specifically purple cloth . </P>
what is a seller of purple in the bible
what is a seller of purple in the bible
merchant of purple cloth
merchant of purple cloth