Thecla
Sign in to saveAlso 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.
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Konya
- Place of death
- Konya
- Occupation
- theologian
- Image
- 0924Thecla.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint Thecla
- feast day
- September 24
- canonization status
- saint
- date of birth
- 0100-01-01
- date of death
- 0100-00-00
- name in native language
- Θέκλα
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- subject has role
- Virgin
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- 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==
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