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Sveta Petka
Reverend Petka Paraskeva-Epivatska (Turnovo), celebrated on 14 October "Petka", also named Paraskeva, who lived in 11 century. Her parents were Bulgarians. Lived in small town Epivat in Thrace, the Sea of Marmara, between Silivriy and Istanbul. They were wealthy people, known to many. Petka had a brother who found religion and got to the bishop's rank. A brother, and she since early years manifested bias towards monastic life. One day in church she heard the words of the Gospel: "Whoever wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me!" These words of the Lord Jesus Christ drove her hard. Think about it and decided to execute them. On leaving the temple sablyakla rich clothes and her offer to a cracker. After some time, it gave his coat a siromahkinya. This often did. Her parents are angry that all my clothes given to the poor. It soothed them with the words: - otherwise I can live on! As her parents died left alone at home, very blessed Petka thought to divide the world. Section of the estate of the poor, visited Constantinople and crawled his holy places. Listen to nastavlenieta ravnostni of ascetics. In their council settled in Irakliyskoto suburb in secluded temple Pokrov. There spent in prayer, fasting and hot tears five years. Taking these past five years, she fulfilled the long-standing desire: she went to Palestine, the worship of the Lord's tomb, visited and all other places sanctified by the life of the Savior. Then settled in the Jordanian desert. In this wilderness, where previously striving Reverend Mary of Egypt, she led a life like her ravnoangelski. Here Petka and endured heat and cold. Food is only grass once during the day - after sunset. January evil spirit tempted by dreams and ghosts. But she always had God as his refuge. Since she spent many years here. Reached old age. Once stood as a prayer, an angel appeared to her Lord and told her: - Leave the wilderness and return to your homeland. There has to leave his body on earth and his soul to walk with the Lord. St Petka glad that now it is almost time to leave your body and soul to go into the eternal realms. Passed through Constantinople. Visited the church Hagia Sophia. In vlahernskiya church prayed long before the miraculous icon of Virgin Mary. Having returned to Epivat, she found the living none of their relatives and friends. As most ever lived in the temple of Holy Apostles, adding here and wholly to prayer. Past two years. Blessed praying in his solitude, and because, as prayed, God sent the soul. Hristolyubivi epivatski citizens buried her out of the small town as a foreigner. Not far from where Reverends were buried, striving one stylite. At that time a dead sailor. His body was dumped near that place. The stench of rotting corpse was so badly disgusting that Stylite was forced to disembark from the pillars and asked nearby residents to bury the body of the unfortunate man. Pious, but simple people began to dig the grave and found the body of the land Petka, be preserved imperishable. They are scared. Do not know what to do. Were unlearned in spiritual things. In its simplicity left imperishable body in the grave and buried him stench corpse. The next night one of these pious people named George dreamed virgin, all in light, dressed in royal clothing and surrounded by soldiers. One of the soldiers closer to George grabbed him by the hand and said: - Why so despised the body of the Reverend Paraskeva? Get him out stink grave and laid him in a coffin. King God wants to beautify the earth. Then the queen told wonderful of turmoil George: - Hurry to earn my relics. I can not stand stink. My homeland is Epivat, where you live. That same night a reverent woman Evfimiya, had a similar vision. The next day the two phenomena were quickly promoted. The grave was dug. Incorruptible body was removed and placed in a solemn reverent way overturned temple of the Holy Apostles. In the holy relics become very healing: Blind Sight, lame walk, suffering from severe, incurable diseases healed. In 1238 the Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Assen ordered the relics to be transferred to the capital Turnovo. The king and then Bulgarian Patriarch Basil, in turn of a huge number of people officially welcomed them. The relics were placed in a built them a temple "Petka". In 1393 the capital was conquered by the Turks. The relics of Petka were moved in Vidin, who are still detained under the power of free Stracimir. In 1396 and Vidin fell under Turkish rule. The relics were moved to Serbia. In 1521 Turkish sultan Suleiman the Magnificent conquered Belgrade and sent the relics of Wallachian IS Basil chieftain chieftain. However, IT Basil chieftain of the Patriarchate sent a significant amount that was paid part of her taxes imposed by Turkish authorities. The relics of Petka Bulgarian were moved to the city of Iasi, Romania, where rest and now, deeply revered by the entire Romanian people. Since ancient times the memory of St. Petka - Paraskeva is celebrated reverently in Bulgaria and Greece, Serbia and Romania. Already in the 12 century by order of the Patriarch of Constantinople Nicholas Muzalon, Deacon Basil wrote blagolepno Life of the Reverend. Such a biography written two hundred years later St. Evtimii Tarnovo.
