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.
Statements (52)
| 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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