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E05795: The Miracles of Saint Thekla recounts how *Thekla (follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092) proclaimed and inspired many men and women who lived holy lives; among them the Egyptian *Paulos (possibly Paulos the Anchorite, S01654), two bishops of Seleucia, and a number of named male and female ascetics. Written in Greek at Seleucia ad Calycadnum (southern Asia Minor) in the 470s.
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posted on 2018-06-19, 00:00 authored by juliaMiracles of Saint Thekla, 44
Summary:
The author says in this chapter that he must stop recounting the miracles performed by Thekla, since they are countless and there will never be any final miracle of hers. The only things he wants to add is that the martyr proclaimed a great number of men who lived at the summit of virtue, and trained many women in asceticism. Among those individuals were, for example, the famous Egyptian Paul who was equal in saintliness of life to Elijah and John; also, there was the celebrated Samos [bishop of Seleucia], equal to Elisha, who lived in the city of Seleucia but spent more time at the church [of Thekla] than those who live at this martyrion; another was Dexianos [also bishop of Seleucia] who, although engaged in public life and political affairs, in terms of virtue was the same as those already mentioned above. There were also Karterios, John, and Philip, who each inhabited his own part of the same monastery, who were rivals in saintliness of life as well. As for John, nothing could compel him to abandon his habits of the highest devotion. Among the women were Marthana, Xenarchis, Dionysia (whom the author describes as 'our own'), Sosanna, Theodule, and many others, who due to the lack of time cannot be listed here. All of them conducted lives according to the rule of God, which were true miracles of Thekla, superior even to the miracles recounted in the previous chapters.
Text: Dagron 1978. Summary: J. Doroszewska.
Summary:
The author says in this chapter that he must stop recounting the miracles performed by Thekla, since they are countless and there will never be any final miracle of hers. The only things he wants to add is that the martyr proclaimed a great number of men who lived at the summit of virtue, and trained many women in asceticism. Among those individuals were, for example, the famous Egyptian Paul who was equal in saintliness of life to Elijah and John; also, there was the celebrated Samos [bishop of Seleucia], equal to Elisha, who lived in the city of Seleucia but spent more time at the church [of Thekla] than those who live at this martyrion; another was Dexianos [also bishop of Seleucia] who, although engaged in public life and political affairs, in terms of virtue was the same as those already mentioned above. There were also Karterios, John, and Philip, who each inhabited his own part of the same monastery, who were rivals in saintliness of life as well. As for John, nothing could compel him to abandon his habits of the highest devotion. Among the women were Marthana, Xenarchis, Dionysia (whom the author describes as 'our own'), Sosanna, Theodule, and many others, who due to the lack of time cannot be listed here. All of them conducted lives according to the rule of God, which were true miracles of Thekla, superior even to the miracles recounted in the previous chapters.
Text: Dagron 1978. Summary: J. Doroszewska.
History
Evidence ID
E05795Saint Name
Thekla, follower of the Apostle Paul : S00092 Paulos the anchorite, monastic founder : S01654Saint Name in Source
Θέκλα ΠαῦλοςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Collections of miraclesLanguage
- Greek