Mosaics in Baptistery

After much searching, I have happened upon the website of an artist who has created mosaics inside the Baptistery of Lydia Chapel/Church.

Though he is a modern greek artist, Vlasios Tsotsonis works in a very traditional style that is absolutely lovely. Unfortunately, in none of his work so far does there seem to be any depictions of St. Lydia. His mosaics in the Baptistery are very beautiful, and give a good idea of what the inside of the church is like.

The pictures included in this post are of the inside of the central dome in the church. The main scene is of Christ's Baptism. A detail shot of the angels attending his baptism is included. It is followed by a picture of Angels over the Jordan River , and a detail shot of a mermaid/angel like figure in the water.

Mosaics:
Photo Credits: http://vlasiostsotsonis.com/main.php
http://www.rose-publishing.com/Travel/Travel.html

Pictures of Baptistery

As referenced in my previous post, after much searching I have finally found some good photos of the Baptistery of Lydia church/chapel.


While none of the pictures posted appear to represent St. Lydia in anyway, they do give a greater view of what the Baptistery looks like.

And now for the pictures:

Photo Credit : http://www.jmcilhone.org/photogallery/Greece/Philippi/index.htm

New Icons & Pictures

Success!
After much searching, I've found more icons of St. Lydia, and another view of her baptism site. Today will have several blog posts, as I have also found some pictures of the church dedicated to Lydia near her baptism site!

In the meantime, here is the new picture of the baptistery:


Photo Credit: http://www.alternativegreece.gr/WebForms/MemberDisplay.aspx?ID=156

The new icons :

Elusive Baptism Site

Photo Credit: www.paulandgreece.com

Shortly after I began this page, I discovered to my delight that there is a place traditionally held to be the site of St. Lydia's baptism. The spot itself is preserved near a shrine to St. Peter. Not too far from the spot is a church dedicated to St. Lydia. Unfortunately, I can find very little on this place. The only mentions of it so far are on travel sites. My goal then, is to find out about the site and about the Greek Orthodox church in St. Lydia's honor. I am including in this post the best picture I have found of the spot so far.

Hopefully there is some more info out there somewhere. Perhaps I will have to go and visit the site myself to fully find out what is available.

A Beginning to a Study

Ever since I was a little girl, I've wanted to know as much as I could about my biblical namesake. As I grew older, I discovered that the woman who was Paul's first convert in Asia Minor was also revered as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches. Despite this great honor, there is little known about her it would seem. In my quest to know more, I discovered that the little facts I can find are scattered in many places, with no central database of any sort. With this page, I hope to remedy that. Other saints of equal magnitude often have whole websites devoted to them. Is it not fitting that St. Lydia at least have a humble blog?

As I learn more, I plan to add more to this page as I can. Time will tell, but perhaps one day I can give this first christian a fitting tribute.