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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 .
When Politia finally bore a child, she was born on a Friday, the day of Our Lord's suffering. They therefore named the baby girl Paraskevi (Παρασκευή), meaning "Friday" in Greek (literally "preparation (day)" for the sabbath: cf. Mark 15:42). Paraskevi grew up to be a devout and well-read woman, who rejected many suitors. [3]
Paraskeva was born in the town of Epivates (today's Selimpaşa, close to Istanbul) on the shore of the Sea of Marmara. [3] Her parents were wealthy landowners. [1] Legend says that as a child, Paraskeva heard in a church the Lord's words: "Whoever wants to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me." .
Wooden sculpture of St. Paraskeva. Late seventeenth - early eighteenth century Icon "Paraskeva Pyatnitsa" in a riza.The Urals, circa 1800. In the folk Christianity of Slavic Eastern Orthodox Christians, Paraskeva Friday is a mythologized image based on a personification of Friday as the day of the week and the cult of saints Paraskeva of Iconium, called Friday and Paraskeva of the Balkans. [1]
Variations of the name include Petka, Paraskeva, Praskovia, Praskovie, Pyatnitsa, Pyetka, Paraskevoula, Paraschiva Voula, Vivi and Evi. Saints with the name (or variants) include: Paraskevi of Rome , or Parasceva in Latin, 2nd-century martyr, feast day: July 26
The church was given a new dedication to St. Paraskeva. [4] While only 15 faithful attended the parish at its establishment, by the turn of 1929 and 1930 the Hola church was the seat of the region's largest Neouniate parish, comprising 1,879 people, more than half of all Neouniates. [ 6 ]
A great martyr (also spelled greatmartyr or great-martyr) or megalomartyr (from Byzantine Greek μεγαλομάρτυς, megalomártus, from μέγας, mégas 'great' + μάρτυς, mártus 'martyr'; Church Slavonic: великомꙋ́ченикъ; Romanian: mare mucenic; Georgian: დიდმოწამე) is a classification of saints ...
The first mention of a church in the name of the Great Martyr Paraskeva dates to 1748. This church later became dilapidated, so it was rebuilt and reconsecrated in 1763. From 1801 to 1805, the church was dismantled, moved to a new place and rebuilt. Since 1862, the church has had a parochial school.