St. Paraskevi "Epivatine" icon Language:GreekOrthodox icon of Saint Paraskevi "Epivatine" or Paraskeva of the Balkans, . . Copy of a contemporary icon. Commemorated October 14th. NOTE: the icon will have a red border around it. Saint Paraskevi, Parascheva was born in the village Epivat in Eastern Tracia, at the beginning of the 11th century, in a christian family. By the age of 15, she dedicated herself to the monastic life. . Legend says that when she was a child, Paraskeva heard in a church
Orthodox icon of the Theotokos "Megalohare" "With Great Grace" in gold plated mounted on a special wood and has a decoration of Crosses
With the aid of Saint Nicholas
Orthodox icon of our Savior Jesus Christ "Pantocrator" (5)
He was the abbot of the Tabennesiote Monastery in Upper Egypt
and organized women from all levels of society to help the soldiers at the front and in the hospitals
In 1859 when the fishermen of the monastery pulled up the nets found in them the miraculous icon of St
renamed in honor of the saint) since 978
and my blood is drink indeed" John 6:48-55
St Arsenius of Paros was glorified by the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1967
where he spent many years
enchanted by Theopiste's beauty
She also asked for the gift of clairvoyance so that she would know what trials awaited her nuns
