Thecla
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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.
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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.
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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