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Santa Tecla (Acireale)
Santa Tecla may mean: * A saint: see Thecla * Santa Tecla, Italy, a ''commune'' near Acireale, Sicily * Santa Tecla, Este, a church building in Este, Italy * Santa Tecla, Milan, a church building in Milan, Italy * Santa Tecla, El Salvador Santa Tecla () is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad. The city was named after Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of P ..., formerly named Nueva San Salvador :* Santa Tecla BC, a basketball club based in Santa Tecla :* Santa Tecla F.C., a football club based in Santa Tecla {{disambig, geo ...
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Thecla
Thecla ( grc, Θέκλα, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal ''Acts of Paul and Thecla''. Church tradition The ''Acts of Paul and Thecla'' is a 2nd-century text () which forms part of the ''Acts of Paul'', but was also circulated separately. According to the text, Thecla was a young noble virgin from Iconium who listened to Paul's "discourse on virginity", espoused his teachings and became estranged from both her fiancé, Thamyris, and her mother. Thecla sat by her window for three days, listening to Paul and his teachings. When her mother and fiancé witnessed this, they became concerned that Thecla would follow Paul's demand that "one must fear only one God and live in chastity", and turned to the authorities to punish both Paul and Thecla. Thecla was miraculously saved from burning at the stake by the onset of a storm and traveled with Paul to Antioch o ...
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Santa Tecla, Italy
Santa Tecla is a southern Italian frazione of Acireale, a municipality part of the Province of Catania, Sicily. Geography Santa Tecla is located from Acireale Acireale (; scn, Jaciriali, locally shortened to ''Jaci'' or ''Aci'') is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the north-east of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna, on the coast facing the Ionian Sea. ..., to which it belongs. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Tecla Frazioni of the Metropolitan City of Catania Acireale ...
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Acireale
Acireale (; scn, Jaciriali, locally shortened to ''Jaci'' or ''Aci'') is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the north-east of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna, on the coast facing the Ionian Sea. It is home to numerous churches, including the Neo-Gothic St. Pietro's Basilica, St. Sebastiano's Basilica in the Sicilian Baroque style, and the 17th century Acireale Cathedral, and a seminary, for the training of priests. Acireale is also noted for its art and paintings: the oldest academy in Sicily, the " Accademia dei Dafnici e degli Zelanti", is located here. History According to tradition, the city's origins trace back to Xiphonia, a mysterious Greek city whose location is unknown. In Roman times, there existed another Greek town, Akis, which was involved in the Punic Wars. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, there is a great love between Ā́cis, the spirit of the Ā́cis River, and Galatea the sea-nymph. According to mythology, the tears ...
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Santa Tecla, Este
Santa Tecla is the Baroque-style, Roman Catholic duomo or main church in the town of Este, province of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. History A church at the site dates likely to the 4th or 5th centuries, when a church was erected upon the ruins of a former pagan temple, and dedicated to Saint Thecla, a virgin and martyr from Anatolia. The cathedral has been refurbished over the centuries. It was rebuilt in the 8th century till possessing five naves. The church was reconsecrated by Pope Leo IX in 1052. Until the 16th century, the layout continued to have the apse in the east. During a refurbishment during 1583 to 1592, designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi, the facade was re-oriented. After an earthquake in 1688 damaged the church, and a complete reconstruction was promoted by the town archpriest Marco Marchetti, using designs for an elliptical nave with a tall cupola, by the Venetian architect Antonio Gaspari. Work begun in 1690 with the blessing of the bishop Gregorio Barbarigo, and ...
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Santa Tecla, Milan
Basilica di Santa Tecla was a former, paleo-Christian basilica church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. It was originally established in 350 and demolished in 1458. Remnants of the structure have been excavated underneath the Milan Cathedral. According to a number of historians the construction of the Basilica was ordered by Roman Emperor Constans in 345 under the name ''Basilica Maior. ''It was then founded in 350.Fiorio, Maria Teresa. ''Le Chiese di Milano''. Milano, Mondadori Electa, 2006. See also * Early Christian churches in Milan References Tecla Tecla is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: * Tecla Insolia (born 2004), Italian actress and singer * Tecla Marinescu (born 1960), Romanian sprint canoer * Tecla Namachanja Wanjala (born 1962), Kenyan peace activist * Tec ... 345 establishments 4th-century churches 4th-century establishments in Italy {{Italy-church-stub ...
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Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Santa Tecla () is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad. The city was named after Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul of Tarsus in the 1st century AD. She is not mentioned in the New Testament, but the earliest record of her comes from the apocryphal ''Acts of Paul and Thecla'', probably composed in the early 2nd century. Santa Tecla is situated at the southern foot of the San Salvador Volcano, and very close to San Salvador (14.5 km, the capital city. The municipality of Antiguo Cuscatlán sits on its eastern border. History Santa Tecla was founded as "Nueva San Salvador" on August 8, 1854, by President José María San Martín after the capital city was destroyed by an earthquake. It served as capital of the republic from 1855 to 1859 and became departmental capital in 1865. The continued development of the city was spurred by the success of ...
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Santa Tecla BC
Santa Tecla BC is a Salvadoran professional basketball team that competes in the Salvadoran Liga Mayor de Baloncesto and the international Liga Centroamericana de clubes de baloncesto. Notable players - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. * Carlos Alas * Lisván Valdés * Leandro Cabrera * Marcus Faison Marcus Vondell Faison (born February 18, 1978) is a Belgian-American former professional basketball player. He played Division I basketball for Siena College prior to his professional career.http://sienasaints.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/01 ... References External linksPresentation at Latinbasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Tecla BC Basketball teams established in 2015 Basketball teams in El Salvador La Libertad Department (El Salvador) ...
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