Thecla
Life and witness
At Iconium, in Lycaonia, of St. Thecla, virgin and martyr, who, converted to the faith by St. Paul the apostle, under Nero, emperor, having for the con- f Pictavium. £ Laudunum.. fession of Christ, and instruction of many, overcome the fire, beasts, and many other torments, coming to Seleucia, there finally rested in peace; whom the holy Fathers, in their writings, have highly extolled.
Biographical overview
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.
Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness
Iconii, in Lycaonia, sanctae Theclae, Virginis et Martyris; quae, a sancto Paulo Apostolo ad fidem perducta, ignes ac bestias, sub Nerone Imperatore, in Christi confessione devicit; et, post plurima ad multorum doctrinam superata certamina, venit Seleuciam, ibique requievit in pace. Ipsam vero sancti Patres summis laudibus celebrarunt.