Thecla
1st-century saint
b. 1st century · d. 1st century
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.
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Konya death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Acts of Paul and Thecla 1 claim — Thecla leaves her betrothal to follow Paul