St. Paraskeve - S394 Product #: S394 20th c. (Late) St. Meletios
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St. Paraskeve's name means preparation, or Friday, the day of
preparation before Saturday, and comes from Biblical times.
There are three St. Paraskeves–one from Rome in the second
century, one from Iconium in the fourth century, and one from
the Balkans in the 11th century. This St. Paraskeve is from
Rome. Her parents were pious Christians, and when they died, St.
Paraskeve went to live the monastic life of ascetic struggle.
She was arrested during the persecution of Christians under the
reign of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius (a.d. 138-161), but
boldly confessed Christ and endured torture and even being
boiled in tar and oil, which did not hurt her. When the emperor
looked into the cauldron with St. Paraskeve to see it if was
hot, a few drops fell on him, and he was burned. When St.
Paraskeve prayed for him, he was healed and he stopped the
persecutions of Christians and freed her