Saint Thecla – Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Mary and Jesus showing this picture flanked on

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Saint Thecla – Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Mary and Jesus showing this picture flanked onThis serene painting shows a holy soul, St. Thecla, bearing the palm of martyrdom, her face radiating the peace of Christ as she goes to her fate. But Thecla did not die, according to the ancient, apocryphal book, Acts of Paul and Thecla. She was cast to the lions and poisonous snakes, but miraculously, the animals did not hurt her, and she lived. According to the text, she then went on to assist St. Paul in his ministry. She had converted when she'd