Saint Thecla

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Saint Thecla is an early Christian saint and follower of the Apostle Paul, venerated as a virgin martyr and one of the most prominent female figures in early Christian tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
female disciple of Paul
figure of early Christianity
virgin martyr
associatedPlaceOfCult Seleucia in Isauria GENERATED
associatedShrine Sancta Thecla shrine at Seleucia NERFINISHED
associatedWith Apostle Paul NERFINISHED
associatedWithText Acts of Paul and Thecla NERFINISHED
commemoratedIn Byzantine liturgical calendar
Roman Martyrology NERFINISHED
cultFlourished Late Antiquity
era 1st century
feastDay September 23
followerOf Apostle Paul NERFINISHED
gender female
honorificTitle Equal-to-the-Apostles NERFINISHED
Protomartyr among women
iconography shown with Apostle Paul
shown with lions or wild beasts
young woman in classical dress
influenceOn early Christian devotion to virginity
female Christian ascetics
knownFor asceticism
martyrdom
miraculous deliverances from death
preaching
virginity
languageOfPrimaryLegend Greek
languageTraditions Greek hagiography
Latin hagiography
Syriac hagiography
literaryGenreOfLegend apocryphal acts
patronage the sick
travelers
virgins
women
persecutedFor Christian faith
refusing marriage
region Asia Minor NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
statusOfActsOfPaulAndThecla non-canonical
survivedExecutionBy arena
fire
wild beasts
tookVowOf chastity
traditionallyFrom Iconium NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

some Protestant traditions

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Tarragona Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Thecla