Lystra was a city in central Anatolia, now part of present-day Turkey. It is mentioned six times in the New Testament. Lystra was visited several times by Paul the Apostle, along with Barnabas or Sila
Heinrich Kiepert. Asia citerior. Lycaonia, 1903
The Sacrifice at Lystra by Raphael, 1515.
St. Paul and St. Barnabas at Lystra by Willem de Poorter, 1636
Timothy was an early Christian evangelist and the first Bishop of Ephesus, whom the Acts of Timothy relates died around AD 97.
Lystra
…six times in the New Testament. Lystra was visited several times by Paul the Apostle, along with Barnabas or Silas. There Paul met a young disciple, Timothy. Lystra was included by various authors in ancient Lycaonia, Isauria, or Galatia. The site of Lystra is believed to be located 30 kilometres (19 mi…
Rembrandt's Timothy and his grandmother, 1648
Statue of Saint Timothy at Saint Timothy's Church in The Villages, Florida
Icon of Saint Timothy in an Orthodox parish in the United States