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Subject to the layout of each church, the iconographic schema typically accords with the classic Byzantine tripartition, evident also in Byzantine mosaic decoration, the three zones comprising: (1) the dome and conch of the apse; (2) the pendentives, squinches and upper vaults; and (3) the lower, secondary vaults and walls.
The St. Paraskeva Church (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίας Παρασκευής) is a Greek Orthodox church in the town of Giannitsa, in northern Greece, dedicated to Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans, and belonging to the archdiocese of Edessa, Pella and Almopia [].
Church of St. Paraskevi or St. Paraskevi Church may refer to: Church of St. Paraskevi, Novgorod, a church in Veliky Novgorod, one of Russia's oldest; Church of St. Paraskevi (Përmet), a church in Përmet, Gjirokastër County, Albania; Church of Saint Paraskevi, Nesebar, a medieval Eastern Orthodox church in Nesebar, Bulgaria
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View of the south wall and the entrance of the Church of Saint Paraskevi in Nesebar Apse view. 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 ...
Another legend is similar to the story of Paraskevi of Rome: A young woman who lived in Çetë and had decided to never get married, asked her father to build a church where she would pass the rest of her life praying and helping the people in need. Her father built the church, and when construction was finished, and she wanted to light candles ...
Previously, at least two different wooden Saint Paraskevi churches were standing at the same place, one constructed in 1156 and the second one in 1191. [4] The church was rebuilt several times. In particular, the dome was made in the 18th century. Between 1954 and the 2000s, the church was extensively restored, and the early walls were ...