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Henriette DeLille was a free woman of color born into a privileged family who lived her life in New Orleans

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Saint Thecla – Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):8.5x11 Wood Frame and has some of thatThis serene painting shows a holy soul, St. Thecla, bearing the palm of martyrdom, her face radiating the peace of Christ as she goes to her fate. But Thecla did not die, according to the ancient, apocryphal book, Acts of Paul and Thecla. She was cast to the lions and poisonous snakes, but miraculously, the animals did not hurt her, and she lived. According to the text, she then went on to assist St. Paul in his ministry. She had converted when she'd