Our venerable Mother '''Paraskeve the New''' lived as a monastic in the 11th century. She is beloved honoured in Romania as '''Parascheva''' , traditionally as '''Sfânta Vineri''' (lit. '''Saint Friday''') and in Serbia and Macedonia as '''Petka'''. She is also distinguished from other saints of the same name with the descriptions "the New" or "the Young." Her [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[October 14]]. She is the patron saint of the Romanian region of Moldova and Romanians generally have great esteem towards her.