Thecla of Kitzingen
Saint Thecla of Kitzingen | |
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| Born | southern Britain |
| Died | ~790 AD Germany |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 15 October |
Saint Thecla of Kitzingen (Tecla of England, Heilga) (died ca. 790 AD) was a Benedictine nun and abbess. Born in southern Britain,[1] Thecla was a relative of Saint Lioba.[1] A nun of Wimborne in Dorset, Thecla was sent by her abbess, Tetta, to Germany.[1] Her mission was to assist St. Boniface in his missionary work there.[1]
Thecla became a nun under Lioba at Tauberbischofsheim.[1] Later, Thecla became abbess of Ochsenfurt.[1] She subsequently became abbess of Kitzingen.[1]
Veneration
Her feast day is 15 October but alternative feast days of 27 or 28 September also appear in liturgical books.[1] During the Middle Ages, Thecla’s relics were enshrined at Kitzingen, but were later dispersed during the German Peasants' War.[1]
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