Thekla of Kitzingen
The holy Thecla of Kitzingen (* in the 8th century in England ; † around 790 in Kitzingen ) was a Benedictine nun .
Like Bishop Boniface, she came from England, to whose support she came to the Frankish Empire together with Lioba from Wimborne Minster Abbey in Dorsetshire . St. Thekla first worked with the abbess Lioba , with whom she was related, in the Tauberbischofsheim abbey they jointly founded . After Hadeloga von Kitzingen's death , Thekla succeeded her as abbess of the Benedictine convents of Kitzingen and Ochsenfurt around 750 .
Her main focus was on education, upbringing and nursing.
Her name day is October 15th .
literature
- Georgios Fatouros : Thekla. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 1493-1494.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thekla of Kitzingen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Benedictine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | England |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 790 |
| Place of death | Kitzingen |