Saint Thecla the Martyr

Memorial

• 18 January

Profile

Young girl who fled to Nola, Italy, to escape persecution. Arrested there for her faith, she was taken to Salerno, tortured and martyred with Saint Archelais and Saint Susanna.

Born

• at Romagna, Italy

Died

• beheaded in 293 at Salerno, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Thecla the Martyr”. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-thecla-the-martyr/>