Church of Thecla - Saint Thecla's Shrine
Aya Thecla Church ( Aya Tekla, Hagia Thekla ) Saint Thecla's Shrine and Church of Thecla The pilgrimage site is dedicated to " The Acts of Paul and Thecla ", Thecla died in Selucia (modern Silifke). According to the " Life and Miracles of Thecla " (444/5 c.), Thecla did not die but instead descended into the ground of Selucia. Saint Thekla lived in the 1 st century AD was a pupil and also a fellow of Saint Paulus one of the most important figures of Christianity.She leaves Konya and arrives in Silifke with influence of Paulus's sermons, and lives in the Meryemlik region at about 1.5 km west of Silifke city center.In 460-470 AD. The basilica possibly devoted to Thekla became one of the most popular centres of Christianity. Thecla's shrine was a major pilgrimage site in late antiquity, and was visited by Gregory of Nazianzus in 374 upon the death of his mother. Today when visitors make their way to Ayatekla on the Meryemlik hill...