Saints Library · Teaching and Sharing
St. Thecla
Disciple of Paul
Life and historical setting
Thecla is remembered in the Church as disciple of Paul. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Konya.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with Thecla include theologian.
Thecla's earthly life ended at the age of 90 and was laid to rest near the tomb of Paul.
The enduring witness of Thecla is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and teaching and sacred learning. Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.
Vocation and witness
These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.
Gospel encounter and discipleship
The supplied account connects this life directly with Christ, the Gospel, or the apostolic witness.
Prayer and contemplation
Prayer, contemplation, or a disciplined interior life is a significant part of the recorded witness.
Teaching and sacred learning
Teaching, writing, study, or the formation of others belongs to the legacy preserved in the source.
Founding and renewal
The source associates this life with founding, restoring, or strengthening a Christian work or community.
Sharing the faith
The source presents teaching and evangelization as service to the Church and future generations.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Thecla is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and teaching and sacred learning. Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Thecla, strengthen us in patient teaching, evangelization, and the faithful transmission of the Catholic faith. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Catalogued feast-day statement; confirm the calendar used by the local Church or religious family.
Because the surviving record is ancient and sometimes brief, the profile distinguishes early testimony from later devotional development.