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Thecla, the beast fighter: The saint who faced down lions and killer seals is one of many ‘leading ladies’ in early Christian texts

  • Written by Christy Cobb, Associate Professor of Christianity, University of Denver
Thecla, the beast fighter: The saint who faced down lions and killer seals is one of many ‘leading ladies’ in early Christian textsA relic said to be part of Saint Thecla's arm has been kept in the Cathedral of Tarragona, Spain for centuries.Gaspar Ros/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The Bible is filled with brave and courageous women.

Deborah, the judge who fought a war to protect her people. The widow Ruth, who wittingly convinces a man to marry her in order to continue the...

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