Agia Paraskevi (disambiguation)

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Agia Paraskevi (Greek Αγία Παρασκευή) is

  • the modern Greek name saint of the Orthodox and Catholic Church:
    • Paraskeva, martyr in Paphlagonia under Nero from the 1st century; Sister of St. Photina (February 26, Greek Synaxarion; March 20, Slavic prologue)
    • the name of the Paraskeva of Rome from the 2nd century (July 26 in the Eastern Church)
    • St. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa from the 3rd century (October 28 in the Eastern Church)
    • the name of the Paraskevi of Iași (10th century), also Paraskeva the Younger or Parascheva of the Balkans (October 14th)
    • the name of the righteous virgin Paraskeva of Pirimin (on Pinega) near Arkhangelsk from the 16th century (October 28th after Synaxarion like prologue)


Agia Paraskevi stands for: