Orthodox Icon Saint Paraskevi

Orthodox Icon Saint Paraskevi

The Orthodox Icon of Saint Paraskevi is lovingly crafted in natural poplar wood. Its technique is lithography, while the wood is carved with a wavy outline that gives a modern touch to the icon.

Its embossed representation makes it a unique piece which requires high craftsmanship to be made. Its special design manages to combine traditional and modern elements, making it the most loved icon design in the customers preferences!

It is manufactured in Greece by experienced craftsmen and is produced in 4 dimensions in order to cover every need. Finally, it is worth noting that it has been specially treated and varnished to have maximum resistance to time and damage.

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Saint Paraskevi

Saint Paraskevi was born in Rome during the reign of Emperor Antoninus (138 - 160 AD). She was the daughter of the pious Christians, Agathon and Politias, who took care of her Christian upbringing, as they had promised God in the event that she would give them a child. Because the child was born on a Friday, he received this name.

After the death of her parents, Paraskevi distributed all her wealth to the poor and developed missionary activity in Rome and the outskirts of the city, preaching the word of Christ. Her action provoked the pagan emperor Antoninus, who arrested her and promised her material goods if she would sacrifice to idols.However, seeing that the Saint remained firm in her faith, he subjected her to the torture of the red-hot skull, which she endured with courage. Then Antoninus ordered and they put her in a cauldron of hot oil and tar. But because he saw the saint intact, he put his face to the cauldron—as he could not explain how the saint had remained intact—to test whether it was really hot, and immediately became blind.The saint through prayer gave Antoninus his light, as a result of which he believed in Christ or, according to others, stopped the persecutions against them. However, he freed Agia Paraskevi, who continued to preach the Gospel in other places, until she reached Greece.
In Tempi, a pagan lord subjected her to horrible tortures, which she bravely endured, to end with death by beheading.

Orthodox Church celebrates her memory on July 26

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Orthodox Icon Saint Paraskevi