Saints celebrated on the 26th of July
SAINT PARASCEVE, MARTYR
Saint Parasceve is venerated only by the Greeks, although she is said to have been born near Rome. Her alleged life story is full of contradictions: she apparently became a nun at a time when there were no monasteries and, although a nun, is said to have travelled around and preached faith in Jesus Christ in various places and converted well-known heroes and Jews to the faith. Some hostile Jews reported her to the officials of Emperor Antoninus. As a Christian she refused to follow the order to worship the pagan idols. When tormented with boiling oil, she splashed some on the Emperor's face, whereupon he went blind, but through her prayer he regained his sight, etc. In church art she carries a small cross in her hands.
The Bollandists* list her among the Praetermissi; she does not feature in the Roman Martyrology* (VI. 232).Saint Parasceve is also commemorated on July 24 and July 28.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
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Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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