Saint Paraskeva lived during the reign of Emperor Antoninus in the vicinity of Rome. Being the only daughter, she studied the sacred Scriptures. After the death of her parents, she distributed her possessions to the poor and took monastic vows, preaching about Christ and converting pagans to the true faith. The Jews slandered her, and the emperor, unable to make her renounce Christ, subjected her to cruel tortures, including a heated helmet and a cauldron of boiling oil, but she remained unharmed. The miracle led to the conversion of the emperor and his entourage. After her release, the saint continued her preaching in other cities. Encountering King Asclepius, she defeated a serpent that instilled terror, and it fell apart, which also led to the king's conversion. Later, under King Tarasius, she was again subjected to tortures, but not renouncing Christ, she was executed by the sword.
