Saint Thecla
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Saint Thecla is an early Christian saint and follower of the Apostle Paul, venerated as a virgin martyr and one of the most prominent female figures in early Christian tradition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Thecla canonical | 4 |
| Thecla | 1 |
| cult of Saint Thecla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13478654 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint Thecla Context triple: [Tarragona Cathedral, dedicatedTo, Saint Thecla]
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Saint Agatha
Saint Agatha is a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Sicily, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and traditionally invoked as the patron saint of breast cancer patients, nurses, and bell-founders.
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Saint Irene of Thessalonica
Saint Irene of Thessalonica is a Christian martyr venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, traditionally honored for her steadfast faith and suffering during early persecutions.
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Saint Constance
Saint Constance is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as a daughter of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great and associated with early Christian Rome.
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Perpetua
Perpetua is a classic serif typeface designed by Eric Gill, known for its elegant, humanist letterforms and often used in book typography and fine printing.
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a legendary early Christian martyr and scholar venerated for her wisdom, eloquent defense of the faith, and steadfast refusal to renounce Christianity despite brutal torture and execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint Thecla Target entity description: Saint Thecla is an early Christian saint and follower of the Apostle Paul, venerated as a virgin martyr and one of the most prominent female figures in early Christian tradition.
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A.
Saint Agatha
Saint Agatha is a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Sicily, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and traditionally invoked as the patron saint of breast cancer patients, nurses, and bell-founders.
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B.
Saint Irene of Thessalonica
Saint Irene of Thessalonica is a Christian martyr venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, traditionally honored for her steadfast faith and suffering during early persecutions.
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C.
Saint Constance
Saint Constance is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as a daughter of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great and associated with early Christian Rome.
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Perpetua
Perpetua is a classic serif typeface designed by Eric Gill, known for its elegant, humanist letterforms and often used in book typography and fine printing.
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E.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a legendary early Christian martyr and scholar venerated for her wisdom, eloquent defense of the faith, and steadfast refusal to renounce Christianity despite brutal torture and execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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female disciple of Paul ⓘ figure of early Christianity ⓘ virgin martyr ⓘ |
| associatedPlaceOfCult | Seleucia in Isauria ⓘ |
| associatedShrine | Sancta Thecla shrine at Seleucia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Apostle Paul ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Acts of Paul and Thecla
ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of Paul
|
| commemoratedIn |
Byzantine liturgical calendar
ⓘ
Roman Martyrology ⓘ |
| cultFlourished | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| era | 1st century ⓘ |
| feastDay | September 23 ⓘ |
| followerOf | Apostle Paul ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Equal-to-the-Apostles
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Protomartyr among women ⓘ |
| iconography |
shown with Apostle Paul
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shown with lions or wild beasts ⓘ young woman in classical dress ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
early Christian devotion to virginity
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female Christian ascetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
asceticism
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martyrdom ⓘ miraculous deliverances from death ⓘ preaching ⓘ virginity ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryLegend | Greek ⓘ |
| languageTraditions |
Greek hagiography
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Latin hagiography ⓘ Syriac hagiography ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfLegend | apocryphal acts ⓘ |
| patronage |
the sick
ⓘ
travelers ⓘ virgins ⓘ women ⓘ |
| persecutedFor |
Christian faith
ⓘ
refusing marriage ⓘ |
| region | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusOfActsOfPaulAndThecla | non-canonical ⓘ |
| survivedExecutionBy |
arena
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fire ⓘ wild beasts ⓘ |
| tookVowOf | chastity ⓘ |
| traditionallyFrom | Iconium ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
some Protestant traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Thecla Description of subject: Saint Thecla is an early Christian saint and follower of the Apostle Paul, venerated as a virgin martyr and one of the most prominent female figures in early Christian tradition.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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