Lydia & River near Philippi

Outside of the site at Philippi is the proposed site on the river where Paul and his group found a Jewish place of prayer and told the gospel to religious women meeting there, including Lydia of Thyatira Acts 16:13-16. There is a lovely, peaceful memorial built over the river there and a Byzantine style chapel dedicated to Lydia. The painting around the upper rim of the church tell the story of Paul’s time there.