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Thecla

Thecla (Ancient Greek: Θέκλα, Thékla) 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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Born
c. AD 30 Iconium (now Konya, Turkey)
Died
AD 1st century
Feast
September 23 (Catholic Roman Rite, Episcopal) · September 24 (Eastern Orthodox) · Thout 23 (Coptic) · Tuesday after fourth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Cross (Armenian)
Venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church Oriental Orthodox Church Anglican Church

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Thecla

Nodes118
Edges117
Triples291
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016949
Components1

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Thecla

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related to Bibliography · 63
Thecla → Apocryphal Christian Literature, Apostle, Barrier, Bart, Bremmer, Bristol, Cambridge, Canon, Carolyn, Collection, CT, Davis, Dennis, Early Christian Studies, East, Ehrman, Elliott, English Translation, Faiths We Never Knew, Harvard University Press
related to Veneration · 39
Thecla → Acts, Aquileia, Calendar, Calendar Churches, Calendar Parishes, Chamalières, During, Eastern Orthodox Church, First Hermit, France, Gregory, Her, Iconium, In, In Bede's, Konya, Methodius, Nazianzus, Nicomedia, Nyssa
related to External links · 33
Thecla → Acts, Bart, Cambridge University Press, Carter, Chicago, Delehaye, Early Christian Writings, Elliott, Encyclopædia Britannica, February, Hippolyte, Hugh, ILПаломничество, In Chisholm, In Ehrman, ISBN, James, Jeremiah Jones, Nancy, Other Early Christian Writings
related to Patronage · 32
Thecla → Catalan, Catalonia, Darayya, Este, Greek Orthodox, Guarda, Her, In, In Galicia Spain, In Spanish-speaking, In Syria, Internet, Italian, Latakia, Lebanon, Masqa, Matn District, Milan, One, Santa Tecla
related to Catacomb of Saint Tecla, Rome · 26
Thecla → Additional, Andrew, Apostle, Basilica, Catacomba, Christian, Common Era, In June, It, John, Mariano Armellini, Paul, Pontifical Commission, Rome, Sacred Archaeology, Saint Paul Outside, Saint Peter, Saint Thecla, Santa Tecla, St Paul
related to Tomb of Saint Thecla, Maaloula · 21
Thecla → Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda, Antioch, April, Church, Convent, December, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Greek Orthodox, Greek Orthodox Church, Ilias Ades, In Maaloula, On May, On Monday, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church, Saint Thecla, Syria, Syrian, The Church
related to Church tradition · 15
Thecla → According, Acts, AD, Christian, Christian God, Christianity, Iconium, In, Paul, Paul's, Thamyris, The Acts, Thecla's, Theoclia, They
related to Monastery of Saint Tecla, Larnaca · 14
Thecla → According, After, Armenian Kingdom, Christians, Cilicia, Cyprus, Helena, Larnaca, Mamluks, Mosfiloti, Roman, Saint Tecla, Saint Thecla, The
related to Tomb of Saint Thecla, Silifke · 12
Thecla → Aya Tekla Church, Christian, Egeria, Emperor Zeno, Gregory, It, Meriamlik, Miracles, Nazianzus, Seleucia, The, The Life
related to The Movement of St. Thecla · 10
Thecla → Acts, All, Asia Minor, Egypt, Movement, Other, Paul, Several, St, These

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paul st church saint acts women tecla christian orthodox rome century new press apostle life tradition monastery also catholic one

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TheclaBornc. AD 30 Iconium (now Konya, Turkey)1.00infobox
TheclaDiedAD 1st century1.00infobox
TheclaFeastSeptember 23 (Catholic Roman Rite, Episcopal)1.00infobox
TheclaFeastSeptember 24 (Eastern Orthodox)1.00infobox
TheclaFeastThout 23 (Coptic)1.00infobox
TheclaFeastTuesday after fourth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Cross (Armenian)1.00infobox
TheclaVenerated inEastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church Oriental Orthodox Church Anglican Church1.00infobox
Theclais a2nd-century text0.90text
Theclais aChristian catacomb in the city of Rome0.90text
Methodius of Olympusinstance ofThecla was lauded in literature as an exemplary virgin and martyr by ascetic writers and theologians0.80text
Gregory of Nyssainstance ofThecla was lauded in literature as an exemplary virgin and martyr by ascetic writers and theologians0.80text
and Gregory of Nazianzusinstance ofThecla was lauded in literature as an exemplary virgin and martyr by ascetic writers and theologians0.80text

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