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Thecla
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Also known as Thecla of Iconium, Tekla z Ikonia, St. Thecla

Thecla (, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.

OverviewAI-generated

Thecla, also referred to as Saint Thecla, was born on January 1, 0100, and died in the year 100. She is associated with several literary works, including "Mučenye svetyje Thekli" and "The Book Of Thekla." Records indicate that she is credited with four or five works, depending on the source.

Her legacy is preserved in various digital archives and encyclopedias. The subject is referenced by 1,698 other encyclopedia articles. Additionally, a music platform lists an artist named Thecla with six listeners and a total playcount of ten.

Synthesized by Vinony from 11 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Mučenye svetyje Thekli
  • The Book Of Thekla
  • The Book of Thekla
  • The Book of Thekla

via Open Library + Wikidata

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6
Total plays
10

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Thecla">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Thecla

Key facts

Saint.honorific_prefix
Saint
Saint.name
Thecla
Saint.birth_date
AD 30
Saint.birth_place
Iconium (now Konya, Turkey)
Saint.death_date
AD 1st century
Saint.venerated_in
Eastern Orthodox ChurchCatholic ChurchOriental Orthodox ChurchAnglican Church
Saint.image
Saint_Thecla_(Menologion_of_Basil_II).jpg
Saint.caption
Icon of Saint Thecla from the 11th century Menologion of Basil II.
Saint.titles
Virgin Martyr, Equal to the Apostles

via Wikipedia infobox

~15 min read

Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Church tradition
  • Traditions and interpretations
  • Veneration
  • Tomb of Saint Thecla, Silifke
  • Tomb of Saint Thecla, Maaloula
  • Monastery of Saint Tecla, Larnaca
  • St. Menas in Cyprus
  • Catacomb of Saint Tecla, Rome
  • The Movement of St. Thecla
  • Patronage
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Thecla (, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.

==Church tradition==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thecla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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