Diocletian. She was born into a pagan family. Her parents incarcerated her along with her husband. After their death she was released, distributed her wealth to the poor and preached Christianity. She was tortured and in the end decapitated. Her corpse was thrown into the fire and finally into the sea. Patriarch Leontios A’ brought her remains to Constantinople. He ordered the erection of a church dedicated to Ayia Anastasia. She is celebrated on 22 December every year. Ayia Anatasia parish boasts also a chapel dedicated to Ayia Evdokia, the wise and benevolent saint.
Ay?a Paraskeui Church
Saint Paraskevi Church was built next to the remains of an order church in 1892; -many icons leftover from the old church can be found in the church. The most interesting of these is a tall panel depicting Saint Paraskevi donated to the church by someone named Michael in 1701. among the others, there is one that portrays Saint Pantelemon, a late 18th century rococo frame and a small disc. The church of Ayia Paraskevi at the centre of the town was built in 1892. ?t is situated at the highest point of Lapithos. The most recent church of all five, Ayia Paraskevi boasts a tuneful bell in an impressively high belfry. The tunes coming out of this bell could be heard all over Lapithos. Saint Paraskevi lived in Rome in the second century A.D. She was executed by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (161-180AD.). Saint Paraskevi is a very popular saint in Greece. Thus many churches in the Greek world are dedicated to her. She is celebrated on 26 July. Ayia Paraskevi parish boasts also three chapels: Ayios Andronicos, Ayios Kournountas and Archangel.
Ahiropietos Monatery
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