Thecla (disambiguation)
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- Thecla of KitzingenThecla of KitzingenSaint Thecla of Kitzingen was a Benedictine nun and abbess. Born in England, Thecla was a relative of Saint Lioba. A nun of Wimborne in Dorset, Thecla was sent by her abbess, Tetta, to Germany. Her mission was to assist St. Boniface in his missionary work there.Thecla became a nun under Lioba...
, Christian saint - Thecla of Alexandria, virgin, martyr, saint, and companion of Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of AlexandriaFaustus, Abibus and Dionysius of AlexandriaFaustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria were Christian martyrs put to death under Decius in 250.Faustus was a priest, Abibus was a deacon, and Dionysius was a lector...
- Thecla of Gaza, Christian martyr with Agapius
- Thecla of Aquileia, of AquileiaAquileiaAquileia is an ancient Roman city in what is now Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 km from the sea, on the river Natiso , the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times...
- Tecla of Cornwall (5th or 6th century), Irish nun venerated as a saint in CornwallCornwallCornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
- Thecla BoesenThecla BoesenThecla Boesen was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 22 films between 1940 and 1982.-Selected filmography:* I gabestokken * Forelsket i København * Magic in Town...
(1910–1996), Danish film actress - Thecla Merlo (born Teresa Merlo), assisted in the founding and development of the Roman Catholic congregation Daughters of St. PaulDaughters of St. PaulThe Daughters of St Paul is a Roman Catholic international religious congregation founded in 1915 in Italy.The congregation is part of the worldwide Pauline family, consisting of ten orders and lay institutes, all founded by Blessed Giacomo Alberione, and operates in 50 countries around the world....
throughout the 20th century
See also
- Thekla (disambiguation)
- ThecaThecaA theca refers to any case, covering, or sheath.In botany, the theca of an angiosperm consists a pair of microsporangia that are adjacent to each other and share a common area of dehiscence called the stomium. Any part of a microsporophyll that bears microsporangia is called an anther. Most...
, in botany and developmental biology, a case, covering, or sheath - TeklaTeklaTekla Corporation is a software engineering corporation specializing in model-based software products for building and construction and infrastructure management. The company was founded in 1966. The headquarter is in Espoo, Finland, but there are offices all over the world...
, software company - Takla (disambiguation)