Description
Saint Thekla (also spelled Thecla) was born into a pagan noble family just sixteen years after the Ascension. When she was eighteen, she became a disciple of St. Paul against the wishes of her mother and fiancé. Despite the objections of her family and the government, Thekla remained steadfast in her new faith.
She faced public execution, but was saved when she baptized herself in a pool of water she found in the arena where she faced a wild lion. The scroll she holds reflects her words to the lion, "Now is the time for my baptism." After this, she gave all the wealth she had to Paul to aid his ministry and went to live an ascetic life in the wilderness.
She suffered greatly for Christ throughout her life, and she supernaturally escaped martyrdom several times. At the age of 90, followers of the goddess Artemis went to defile Thekla. She cried out to the Lord, and the earth split open to hide her; she gave up her soul.
Though she did not die a typical martyric death, the Church has given her the title of Protomartyr (first martyr) in honor of her sufferings. For her work of evangelism, she is also called an Equal-to-the-Apostles. Her feast in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on September 24.
This icon is offered by Legacy Icons with the permission of the iconographer, Brian Matthew Whirledge.
Details
Month: |
September |
Ratio: |
1x2 |
Ratio: |
Portrait |
Saintly Rank: |
Female |
Saintly Rank: |
Martyr |
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