Paraskeva of the Balkans
10th-century ascetic female saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paraskeva of the Balkans[lower-alpha 1] was an ascetic female saint of the 10th 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, where she died at the age of 27. The cult of Saint Paraskeva began to spread in the 14th century from Bulgaria into the Danubian Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. There was confusion over her identity and attributes because her Greek name "paraskevi" means "Friday," and translations in other languages, such as Romanian and Serbian, were "Saint Friday". Her cult continues to be celebrated in many Orthodox countries, and her feast day is commemorated on October 14 in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans | |
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Saint Nun[1] | |
Born | Epivates (modern-day Selimpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey) |
Died | 11th century Kallikrateia (modern-day Greece) |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Metropolitan Cathedral of Iaşi, Romania; Church of St Paraskeva, Nesebar |
Feast | 14 October 27 October |
Patronage | embroiderers, needle workers, spinners, weavers[2] |