Saint Thecla – Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 Wood Frame Delicate and charming

Delicate and charming

The interior picture which we show for interest was taken by Vanni Lazzari who offers it via Wikimedia with a Creative Commons Attribution License

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Saint Thecla – Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 Wood Frame Delicate and charmingThis 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