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Eva Eskelinen

@evelmiina.bsky.social

This is the line of division / Terminus Est

Severian and Thecla from The Book of the New Sun

April 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM

ghoulnoise

@ghoulnoise.com

Severian seeing a zebra: Thecla...? No, not nearly tall enough. Perhaps I am dreaming.

March 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM

Pam McInnes

@pammcinnes.bsky.social

#WildWebsWednesday Although it was very worn, I was delighted to photograph my first open wing shot of a female Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) basking in the sunshine on an oak leaf in North Lancashire.

September 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM

Jean Gautier 🐝🐢🦊🕊️

@neoresistant.bsky.social

Le thécla de la ronce ou argus vert, très joli papillon de jour visible sur mon site :
www.superbe-nature.fr/insectes/pap...
#photographie #photography

September 26, 2026 at 6:27 AM

Ren

@rentgraham.bsky.social

Thecla the siren, artfight for hippityhoppe 🐠

July 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM

Andrew Jacobs (he/him)

@drewjakeprof.bsky.social

hey my little "Thecla" entry for @bibleodyssey.bsky.social is up!

www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/the...

Thecla - Bible Odyssey

According to Christian tradition, Thecla was a noble woman who abandoned her wealth to follow Paul.

www.bibleodyssey.org

December 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM

Green Heron

@greenheronart.bsky.social

Thecla. Small part of the large WIP. hope to be done soon. Hopefully…

June 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM

Christy Cobb

@christycobb.bsky.social

Just published my first piece for the Conversation! It’s on Thecla and her reception within Christianity.

theconversation.com/thecla-the-b...

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

The Christian apocrypha, texts not included in the Bible, include stories of Jesus’ female followers – including St. Thecla.

theconversation.com

January 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM

Nori 🇳🇴

@norwayskandinavien.bsky.social

#insects #Insekten #Natur #Garten #butterfly #Schmetterling

1/ Ein Nierenfleck-Zipfelfalter, Thecla betulae sitzt auf einem Blatt von einer Brennesselpflanze bzw, Blatt von einem Sommerflieder, Buddleja davidii.
Zuletzt habe ich diesen Falter in Schweden 09.2020 gesehen.

Ein Nierenfleck-Zipfelfalter, Thecla betulae sitzt auf einem Blatt von einer Brennesselpflanze.

Ein Nierenfleck-Zipfelfalter, Thecla betulae sitzt auf einem Blatt von einer Buddleja.

August 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM

Claire Willett

@clairewillett.bsky.social

he REEEEEALLY seemed to hate women, which makes it wild that Thecla got along with him so well (and Thecla was the shit)

July 9, 2026 at 4:11 AM

Skullbiz

@skullbusiness.bsky.social

Post a female character you love.

Thecla, from "The Shadow of the Torturer" by Gene Wolfe.

September 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM

Tina Olah

@kittensoft.bsky.social

Yay finished! I drew Thecla from Book of the New Sun as a Leiji Matsumoto girl!

An illustration of Thecla from Book of the New Sun (by Gene Wolfe), in the style of Leiji Matsumoto.

July 24, 2026 at 3:25 AM

fotojam.bsky.social

@fotojam.bsky.social

Pazik brzozowiec - Thecla betulae
Rezerwat Kajasówka

August 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Bishiedictine Monk

@jeudikale.bsky.social

CLAMP inspired Chatelaine Thecla and also that guy is here
#jeudikale

Illustration of Thecla and Severian from book of the new sun. Severian is in the foreground, cut at the groin, Thecla is behind him in full frame like a painting reaching out to him. She's wearing an androgynous pale blue and gold renaissance inspired outift. Both are looking at the viewer.

November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM

David M Willis!

@damnyouwillis.bsky.social

the acts of paul and thecla are fuckin' wild, man

May 25, 2026 at 3:36 AM

Rob Daw

@robndaw.bsky.social

#Butterfly List 2025: 🦋 39
Brown Hairstreak - Thecla betulae
Alners Gorse, Dorset 02/08/25
female

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August 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM

mepaintsme.bsky.social

@mepaintsme.bsky.social

Julia Thecla, Before Yesterday 1948 tempera, gouache, pencil and charcoal on board 9¾ h × 11¾ w in (25 × 30 cm)

January 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM

Andrew Jacobs (he/him)

@drewjakeprof.bsky.social

Thecla alert!

Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · Feb 4

New issue of Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 87, No. 1 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/54200 @projectmuse.bsky.social @catholicbiblical.bsky.social

February 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Andrew Jacobs (he/him)

@drewjakeprof.bsky.social

my already pretty reasonably priced LIFE OF THECLA translation/introduction is now UNreasonably cheap with the code CONFSHIP! $9.50! I think it includes US shipping? stocking stuffers for all of your apocrypha lovers!

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The Life of Thecla- Wipf and Stock Publishers

Thecla was one of the most venerated saints in late antiquity. One of her followers created the Life of Thecla as an act of devotion in the fifth century, re...

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October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM

NASSCAL

@nasscal.bsky.social

Coming Soon: The Life of Thecla, by Andrew S. Jacobs (@drewjakeprof.bsky.social). Visit NASSCAL's Early Christian Apocrypha series promotional page for access to a 20-page preview. www.nasscal.com/early-christ...