Saint Tecla da Lentini

264 · Early Church

Feast day: January 10

Biography

Thecla of Lentini (Lentini, ... – Lentini, January 10, 264) was a Roman noblewoman considered the founder of the Christian cult in the city of Lentini. Venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, her history is linked to the events of the three brothers Alphius, Philadelphus, and Cyrinus, who were martyred in Lentini on May 10, 253.

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