The Arabic Version of the Life of Saint Paraskevi the New by Makarios az-Zaʽīm al-Ḥalabī

A common name in Eastern onomastics is the Christian name Paraskevi. In its literal translation, this name designates Friday (i.e. the preparation for Saturday). The veneration of two figures of the Orthodox hagiography has largely contributed to the spread of this name. The article deals with one of them, Saint Paraskevi the New, who was born in Thrace and lived towards the end of the 10th century. Famous for her ascetic life, it is to this Paraskevi that the worship of Eastern Christianity is primarily devoted. The Life of Saint Paraskevi the New has known several versions ever since the second half of the 12th century, and it has an Arabic version as well, which is dealt with in the article.