Saint Paraskevi

Saint Paraskevi (Greek: Παρασκευή, literally "Preparation" as the day of preparation for Sabbath, i.e. Friday) can refer to one of several saints.

In other languages this name is (Greek: Αγία Παρασκευή, Aghia Paraskevi; Albanian: Shën Premte; Bulgarian: Света Петка Параскева; Macedonian: Света Петка; Romanian: Sfânta Cuvioasă Parascheva; Russian: Святая Параскева-Пятница; Serbian: Света Петка Параскева). Variations of the name include Petka, Paraskeva, Praskovia, Praskovie, Pyatnitsa, Pyetka, Paraskevoula, Paraschiva Voula, Vivi and Evi.

Churches dedicated to Saint Paraskevi

in Albania

• St. Paraskevi's Church, Balldren, a church in Balldren, Lezhë District
• St. Paraskevi's Church, Çetë, a church in Çetë, Kavajë District
• St. Paraskevi's Church, Hllomo, a church in Hllomo, Gjirokastër District
• St. Paraskevi's Church, Hoxharë, a church in Hoxharë, Fier District
• St. Paraskevi's Church, Përmet, a church in Përmet, Përmet District
• St. Paraskevi's Church, Selckë, a church in Selckë, Gjirokastër District
• St. Paraskevi's Church, Valësh, a church in Valësh, Elbasan District

in Bulgaria

• Church of St Petka of the Saddlers, in Sofia
• Church of St Petka, Vukovo, in Vukovo, Kyustendil Province
• Church of St Paraskeva, in Ravda, Nesebar municipality, Burgas Province

in Canada

• St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Parish, Lakeshore, Ontario, hamlet of Maidstone, Ontario
• St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Parish, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

in Croatia

• St. Petka's Church, Šidski Banovci

in Greece

• Monastery of Saint Paraskevi (Vikos), a monastery in the Zagori region

in Serbia

• Church of St Petka, Belgrade, Serbia
• Church of St Petka, Dubica, Bosnia-Herzegovina

in Ukraine

• St. Paraskeva Church, Lviv
• Saint Paraskevi of Serbia (1820), wooden church with a belfry in Bohorodchany Raion, Ukraine

in United States

• St. Paraskevi Church in Greenlawn, New York
• St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church, Troy, Michigan
• St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church, Orlando, Florida
• St. Petka Serbian orthodox Church, Nashville, Tennessee
• St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church, San Marcos, California

See also

• Agia Paraskevi (disambiguation) for places and churches in Greece, named after Saint Paraskevi of Rome