The Acts of Paul and Thecla

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The Acts of Paul and Thecla tells the story of Thecla, a young woman from Iconium who hears Paul preach on virginity and chastity, abandons her fiancé, and follows Paul on mission. She is condemned to death twice — once by fire, once by wild beasts in the arena — and both times is miraculously saved. At the end of the story, she baptises herself in a pool of water and goes on to preach independent