Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information CenterHoly Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla / TeclaAccording to ancient tradition, The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla / Tecla was converted by St. Paul at Iconium of Lycaonia and at Antioch of Pisidia. The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla is considered to be the first female martyer by many experts. Biography24 September - The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla is the Thecla in the apocryphal "Acta Pauli et Theclae" (Acts of Paul and Thecla). Our knowledge of her is derived exclusively from "Acta Pauli et Theclae", which appeared about 180 A.D. The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla was a young noble virgin who listened to The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Paul's "discourse on virginity" and became The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Paul's follower and a Disciple of his teachings and Ministry. The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla's mother and her fiancé Thamyris became concerned The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla would follow The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Paul's demand "one must fear only one God and live in chastity", and punished both The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Paul and The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla. The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla was miraculously saved from burning at the stake by the onset of a storm and traveled with The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Paul to Antioch of Pisidia. There a nobleman named Alexander desired The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla and attempted to take her by force. The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla fought him off, assaulting him in the process, and was put on trial for assaulting a nobleman. The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla was sentenced to be eaten by wild beasts, but was again saved by a series of miracles when the female beasts protected her against her male aggressors. With the consent of The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Paul, The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla had acted as a "female Apostle" in proclaiming the Gospel. The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla dedicated herself to perpetual virginity as a result of listening to the preaching of the The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Paul. Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or DoxastikonKontakion of the Preparation (Tone 8) Troparion (TONE 4) More informationThe Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Feasts of Major Saints The Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla Catholic Encyclopedia IkonThe Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla Saint Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Click on Feasts of Major Saints Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Martha Liles Web URL address: Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center or https://www.mliles.com/melkite/ E-mail: mliles@mliles.com or mliles@mliles.com Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is
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