Paraskeve the New

Our venerable Mother Paraskeve the New lived as a monastic in the 11th century. She is honoured in Romania as Parascheva , traditionally as Sfânta Vineri (lit. Saint Friday ) and in Serbia and Macedonia as Petka . She is also distinguished from other saints of the same name with the descriptions "the New" or "the Young." Her feast day is celebrated on October 14 . She is the patron saint of the Romanian region of Moldova and Romanians generally have great esteem towards her.

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