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Paraskevi was born in a village near Rome, likely during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD). Her parents, Agathon and Politia, were Christians of Greek origin, [1] and had prayed for many years to have a child.
Saint Paraskevi of Iconium (also known as Paraskeva Pyatnitsa) is venerated as a Christian virgin martyr. According to Christian tradition, she was born to a rich family of Iconium . Her parents were Christian, and Paraskevi was named as such (the name means "Friday" in Greek ) because she was baptized on a Friday, the day of Christ's Passion .
Agia Paraskevi (disambiguation), places and churches in Greece, named after Saint Paraskevi of Rome Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint Paraskevi .
There are others you might not know so well – Saint Barbara, Saint Paraskevi and Saint Irene. Behind them all is a shimmering sky-blue tile background interspersed with occasional tiles of ...
Paraskeva of the Balkans [a] was an ascetic female saint of the 11th century. She was born in Epivates, near present-day Istanbul, and had visions of the Virgin Mary.After living in Chalcedon and Heraclea Pontica, she settled in a convent in the desert near the Jordan River.
The Monastery of Saint Paraskevi is an abandoned monastery situated on the edge of Vikos Gorge, in the region of Zagori (Ioannina regional unit), northwestern Greece. [2] The monastery founded at 1413–1414, consists of a small stone-built chapel, the oldest preserved in Zagori, and offers panoramic views to the gorge.
Paraskevi of Iconium (Paraskeva Pyatnitsa), 3rd-century virgin martyr venerated in Russia, feast day: October 28 Parascheva of the Balkans (also known as Petka, Petca Parasceva, Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, Parascheva of Tirnovo, Parascheva the Serbian, Parascheva of Belgrade, Parascheva the New, Parascheva the Young, Parascheva of the Balkans ...
The Church of Saint Paraskevi (Bulgarian: църква „Света Параскева“, tsarkva „Sveta Paraskeva“, Byzantine Greek: Ναός Αγίας Παρασκευής) is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in Nesebar (medieval Mesembria), a town on the Black Sea coast of Burgas Province in eastern Bulgaria.