Saint Paraskevi of Iconium (also known as Paraskeva Pyatnitsa) is venerated as a Christian virgin martyr. Her parents were Christian, and Paraskevi was named as such (the name means “Friday” in Greek) because she was baptized on a Friday and because Friday was the day of Christ's Passion. She became a preacher and, according to tradition, converted Emperor Antoninus Pius to Christianity but, was subsequently martyred at Iconium during the persecutions of Diocletian. Saint Paraskevi-Pyatnitsa developed a personality and functions of her own on Russian soil. She is traditionally depicted as an ascetic figure wearing the red of martyrdom. She holds an Eastern cross in one hand and a scroll professing her faith in another. In Russia, Paraskeva-Pyatnitsa is the patroness of traders and fairs and of the Holy Matrimony.
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- ID#: 278-044-036-SP1
- Size: 11 x 8 1/4 inches (28 x 21 cm)
- Age: ca. 1890
- Origin: Russian provinces
- Materials: egg tempera on gessoed wood
- Price: $700
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