Thecla (disambiguation)

Thecla, Tecla, or its variants (Θέκλα, Thékla, lit. "God's fame") is a Greek feminine given name made famous by Saint Thecla (Thecla of Iconium), a 1st-century Christian martyr.

It may also refer to:

People

 * Thecla of Alexandria, virgin, martyr, saint, and companion of Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
 * Thecla of Aquileia, one of a group of virgins from Aquileia, Italy, martyred in the 1st century according to the "Acts of St. Hermagoras"
 * Thecla of Gaza, Christian martyr with Agapius (died 306)
 * Thecla of Kitzingen, a saint
 * Thecla of Persia (4th century), martyr
 * Saint Tetha (c. 5th century), virgin and saint, a Welsh nun credited with the establishment of St. Teath in Cornwall
 * Princess Thecla of Georgia (1776–1846), member of the Georgian royal family
 * Thecla Åhlander (1855–1925), Swedish stage and film actress
 * Thecla Boesen (1910–1996), Danish film actress
 * Thecla Merlo (born Teresa Merlo), theologian who assisted in the founding and development of the Daughters of St. Paul in the 20th century
 * Thecla Valloires, a 6th-century hermit

Places

 * Municipality of Sainte-Thècle, Quebec, Canada

Churches

 * Cathedral of St. Thecla, the original Milan Cathedral
 * St. Tecla's Chapel at Tarragona Cathedral in Spain
 * Church of St. Thecla Welden, at Welden in Germany
 * Church of St. Thecla, Quebec, Canada

Other uses

 * Thecla (butterfly), a butterfly genus