Icon of Saint Paraskevi — Protector of Eyesight

This hagiography depicts Saint Paraskevi, also known as Paraskevi the Great Martyr, a saint venerated by the Orthodox Church and also honored by Roman Catholics. She is traditionally invoked as protector of eyesight.

Saint Paraskevi lived in Rome during the 2nd century and suffered a martyr's death under the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The icon depicts her holding a cross and a plate adorned with eyes, a traditional attribute recalling her intercession for the healing of eye ailments.

Hand-painted on straight wood, this hagiography comes in a compact 14 x 22 cm format, with a colored background that highlights the golden halo surrounding the saint's figure.

Its smaller size makes it an accessible piece, suited to a first prayer corner, a desk, or as an easy-to-carry gift, without needing much wall space.

Like every hand-painted hagiography, this icon is one of a kind, bearing the iconographer's signature. It particularly suits a gift for someone named Paraskevi, or for anyone seeking the saint's intercession regarding eyesight.

Given for a name day, a baptism, or simply to enrich a personal prayer space, this icon of Saint Paraskevi combines accessibility with faithfulness to Orthodox iconographic tradition.