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Saint Paraskevi of Iconium (also known as Paraskeva Pyatnitsa) and in Bulgaria (Sveta Petka Samardjiyska - lit. "Saint Petka of the Saddlemakers") is venerated as a Christian virgin martyr . According to Christian tradition, she was born to a rich family of Iconium .
Saint Paraskevi of Rome (also Parasceva) is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 2nd century. She was arrested on multiple occasions for her Christianity and was eventually beheaded by the Roman governor Tarasius. [1] She is invoked for the healing of ailments of the eyes. The Church commemorates her on July 26. [2]
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 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 ]
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]
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.
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
Saints Digna and Emerita, Virgin-martyrs in Rome under Valerian (c. 259) [14] [note 4] [note 5] Martyrs Maurice and the Theban Legion, including the officers Candidus and Exuperius, at Agaunum, Gaul (c. 287) [1] [note 6] [note 7] Saint Jonas (Yon), a companion or disciple of St Dionysius of Paris in France, he was martyred there (3rd century ...