Mersin · Turkey

Church of St Thekla

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~30 min

easy

7/10

contemplative

This Christian site is dedicated to Saint Thekla, one of Saint Paul's early devotees. Thekla is said to have spent her later years here, trying to convert the locals of Seleucia to Paul's teachings. Having ruffled the feathers of local healers, they decided to kill her, but on their arrival at her c