Acts of Paul and Thecla
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The Acts of Paul and Thecla is an apocryphal text describing Saint Paul's influence on a young virgin named Thecla. It is one of the writings of the New Testament apocrypha.
6th-century fresco near Ephesus depicting Paul and Theoclia (mother of Thecla)
Codex Tchacos p 33
Thecla
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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.
Acts of Paul and Thecla
…The Acts of Paul and Thecla (Latin: Acta Pauli et Theclae) is an apocryphal text describing Saint Paul's influence on a young virgin named Thecla. It is one of the writings of the New Testament apocrypha. It is attested no earlier than Tertullian, De baptismo 17:5 (c. 190), who says that a presbyter…
Thecla in flames, attended by angels, a scene from the Acts of Paul and Thecla carved on the predella of the reredos of the main altar in Tarragona Cathedral
Une Martyre (Saint Thechla) (1891) by Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson
Aya Tekla in Seleucia
The Convent of St. Thecla in Maaloula