Thecla was a first-century Christian saint and theologian from Iconium, modern-day Konya. According to the apocryphal *Acts of Paul and Thecla*, she was a noblewoman who abandoned her engagement to follow the teachings of the Apostle Paul. Her life is characterized by her commitment to chastity and her survival of various persecutions through divine intervention. She is remembered as a significant figure for women in the early Church, serving as a model of asceticism and devotion.