Category:Cave church of Aya Tekla

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From the Wikipedia one learns": "The shrine of Thecla was relocated to a hill, now called Meryemlik, meaning "of Virgin Mary", into a cave, which was supposedly Thecla's home in her later years. The grave in the cave supposedly belongs to her." And "Up to 312, Thecla's cave was a secret pilgrimage site. At some date, a church was built into the cave."

Türkçe: Aya Tekla Bazilikası'nın altında bulunan yeraltı mağarası.
Deutsch: Ayathekla, Pilgerstätte der Hl. Thekla in Silifke, Südtürkei, zur Kirche umgebaute Wohnhöhle der Heiligen

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