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Paraskevi Christodoulopoulo
Paraskevi may refer to: People * Saint Paraskevi (other) * Parashqevi Qiriazi, a.k.a. Paraskevi D. Kirias (1880–1970), Albanian teacher * Voula Zouboulaki (1924–2015), Egyptian-Greek actress * Evi Christofilopoulou (born 1956), Greek politician * Voula Patoulidou (born 1965), Greek hurdler and long jumper * Paraskevi Tsiamita (born 1972), Greek jumper * Paraskevi Papachristou (born 1989), Greek athlete Places in Greece *Paraskevi, Achaea, a village in Achaea * Paraskevi, Grevena, a village in Grevena See also * List of saints named Paraskevi * Agia Paraskevi (other), for places and churches in Greece * Sveta Petka (other), Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian name for Parascheva of the Balkans * Paraskevas (given name) * Paraskevas (surname) * Praskovya Praskovya or Praskovia (russian: Прасковья) is an old Russian feminine given name. It derives from the Greek female name Paraskeve, meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (Friday being the da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Paraskevi (other)
Saint Paraskevi may refer to: People * List of saints named Paraskevi Churches Albania * St. Paraskevi's Church, Balldren, Balldren, Lezhë District * St. Paraskevi's Church, Çetë, Çetë, Kavajë District * St. Paraskevi's Church, Hllomo, Hllomo, Gjirokastër District * St. Paraskevi's Church, Hoxharë, Hoxharë, Fier District * St. Paraskevi's Church, Përmet, Përmet, Përmet District * St. Paraskevi's Church, Selckë, Selckë, Gjirokastër District * St. Paraskevi's Church, Valësh, Valësh, Elbasan District Bulgaria *Church of St Petka of the Saddlers, Sofia *Church of St Petka, Vukovo, Vukovo, Kyustendil Province * Church of Saint Paraskevi, Nesebar, Ravda, Burgas Province Canada *Saint Petka Serbian Orthodox Church, Lakeshore, Ontario *St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Parish, a Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Hungary *Church of Saint Parascheva (17th century), Majs, Hungary Romania *Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași *Saint Parascheva Church, Desești ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parashqevi Qiriazi
Parashqevi Qiriazi, also known as Paraskevi D. Kyrias (2 June 1880 – 17 December 1970) was an Albanian teacher of the Kyrias family who dedicated her life to the Albanian alphabet and to the instruction of written Albanian language. She was a woman participant at the Congress of Manastir, which decided the form of the Albanian alphabet, and the founder of the ''Yll' i Mengjesit'', a women's association. Parashqevi was also a participant in the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 as a member of the Albanian-American community. She was the sister of Sevasti Qiriazi, who was the director of the Mësonjëtorja, the first Albanian School for girls to open in 1891. Biography Parashqevi was born in Monastir (now Bitola, in the Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day North Macedonia). When she was only 11 she started to help her brother Gjerasim Qiriazi and sister Sevasti Qiriazi to teach written Albanian to girls in the first school for girls in Albania, the ''Girls' School'' ( sq, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voula Zouboulaki
Voula Zouboulaki ( el, Βούλα Ζουμπουλάκη; born Paraskevi Zouboulaki; 24 September 1924 – 7 September 2015) was an Egyptian-born Greek actress. She was the wife of actor Dimitris Myrat. She attended the Dramatic School of the National Theatre, the School of the National Odeon and the Law School of the University of Athens. Biography Zouboulaki was born in Cairo, on 24 September 1924. She originally studied at the Law School of the University of Athens after her parents pressure but soon she turned to the theatre and attended the Dramatic School of the National Theatre. In 1951, she wed actor Dimitris Myrat. She began her career at the National Lyric Stage in 1952 and two years later appeared in prose. She later starred in several movies including adaptations from plays by Federico García Lorca, Luigi Pirandello, William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams. She received awards at the International Theatrical Festival in Lisbon in 1964 and at the Thessaloniki Cinemati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evi Christofilopoulou
Evi Christofilopoulou ( el, Εύη Χριστοφιλοπούλου; born 14 April 1956 in Athens) is a Greek politician and Member of the Hellenic Parliament. Between 2013 and January 2015 she has been serving as Deputy Minister of Education, Lifelong learning and Religions in the Greek Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction. Early life and education Evi Christofilopoulou was born in 1956 in Athens, Greece. She graduated from the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. After her graduation, she entered the London School of Economics where she obtained a Master of Science in Political Science as well as a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Civil Policy. She is fluent in English and French. Career From 1986 until 1991, Evi Christofilopoulou was in charge of the Sector of member Development for the Local Administration in E.E.T.A.A. . From 1992 until 1997 she co-operated with the National Bank of Greece, as well as enterprises of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voula Patoulidou
Paraskevi ("Voula") Patoulidou ( el, Παρασκευή "Βούλα" Πατουλίδου, born 29 March 1965) is a Greek former athlete and politician. Born in Tripotamo (part of Florina prefecture), Patoulidou throughout her athletics career competed in the 100 metres, 100 metres hurdles and in the long jump events. In 1992 she was the surprise winner of the Women's 100 m hurdles race at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. She was the candidate for the Prefecture of Thessaloniki in the local elections of Autumn 2006 supported by the opposition party of PASOK, but lost the election to Panagiotis Psomiadis. Her spouse is Dimitrios Zarzavatsidis. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraskevi Tsiamita
Paraskevi Tsiamita ( el, Παρασκευή Τσιαμίτα, , born March 10, 1972) is a former track and field athlete from Greece who competed in long jump and triple jump. In 1998 she improved her personal best in triple jump by approximately one metre, and became world champion in 1999 with a personal best jump of 15.07 metres. This was the national record until 2004, when Hrysopiyi Devetzi jumped 15.32 m at the Olympic Games. Her personal best in long jump is 6.93 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Patras. This places her second in the all-time Greek performers list, only behind Niki Xanthou Niki Xanthou ( el, Νίκη Ξάνθου, , born 11 October 1973 in Rhodes) is a Greek long jumper. Xanthou set nine national records in long jump during her career. Her personal best, and national record, is 7.03 metres, achieved in August 199 ... Tsiamita retired in 2004 because of persistent injury problems. Achievements References * 1972 births Living people Greek fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraskevi Papachristou
Paraskevi "Voula" Papachristou ( gr, Παρασκευή (Βούλα) Παπαχρήστου ; born 17 April 1989) is a Greek triple jumper and long jumper. She won two gold medals at the European Athletics U23 Championships and took the third place at the 2016 World indoor Championships. She was removed from the Greek team for the 2012 London Olympics by the Greek Olympic Committee after making a racist comment online. At the 2016 Summer Olympics' final in Rio de Janeiro, she took the 8th place. In 2018 she was the European Champion in Berlin with a jump of 14,60 metres. Career Born in Athens, Papachristou won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She competed in the 2009 European Indoor Championships and went through the qualification round with a jump of 14.47 metres. However, in the final, she was injured and failed to register a valid jump. After taking the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, she competed at the 2009 World Championships without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraskevi, Achaea
Paraskevi ( el, Παρασκευή) is a village in the municipal unit of Aigio, Achaea, Greece. It is located in a hilly area, 3 km west of Kounina and 11 km southwest of Aigio. Paraskevi had a population of 251 in 2011. It was severely damaged by the 2007 Greek forest fires. Population External links Paraskevi GTP Travel Pages See also *List of settlements in Achaea This is a list of settlements in Achaea, Greece: * Achaiko * Agia Marina * Agia Varvara, Akrata * Agia Varvara, Tritaia * Agios Konstantinos * Agios Nikolaos Kralis * Agios Nikolaos Spaton * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Stefanos (Peristera) * A ... References {{Aigio Aigialeia Aigio Populated places in Achaea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraskevi, Grevena
Paraskevi ( el, Παρασκευή) is a village and a community of the Deskati municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Deskati, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 108 inhabitants in the village. The community of Paraskevi covers an area of 19.923 km2. See also * List of settlements in the Grevena regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Grevena regional unit, Greece. * Agalaioi * Agapi * Agioi Theodoroi * Agios Georgios, Grevena * Agios Georgios, Deskati * Agios Kosmas * Aidonia * Aimilianos * Alatopetra * Amygdalies * Anavryta * Ano E ... References Populated places in Grevena (regional unit) {{WestMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Saints Named Paraskevi
Saint Paraskevi ( el, Παρασκευή, literally 'preparation' as the day of preparation for Sabbath, i.e. Friday) or ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή, ''Aghia Paraskevi''; sq, Shën Premte; bg, Света Петка Параскева; mk, Света Петка; ro, Sfânta Cuvioasă Parascheva; russian: Святая Параскева-Пятница; sr, Света Петка Параскева) can refer to one of several saints. Variations of the name include Petka, Paraskeva, Praskovia, Praskovie, Pyatnitsa, Pyetka, Paraskevoula, Paraschiva Voula, Vivi and Evi. Saints with the name (or variants) include: *Paraskevi of Rome, or ''Parasceva'' in Latin, 2nd-century martyr, feast day: July 26 *Paraskevi of Iconium (''Paraskeva Pyatnitsa''), 3rd-century virgin martyr venerated in Russia, feast day: October 28 *Parascheva of the Balkans Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans (also known as: Света Петка Българска, Petka of Bulgaria, Petka of Serbia, Parask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Paraskevi (other)
Agia Paraskevi is a suburb of Athens, Greece. It may also refer to: * Agia Paraskevi, Aetolia-Acarnania, a village in the municipality Agrinio, Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Arta, a village in the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, Arta regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Chalkidiki, a village in Chalkidiki, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Drama, a village in the municipality Doxato, Drama regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Florina, a village in the Florina regional unit, Greece *Agia Paraskevi, Ioannina, a village in the municipality Konitsa, Ioannina regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Karditsa, a village in the municipality Sofades, Karditsa regional unit, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Kilkis, a village in the municipality Kilkis, Kilkis regional unit, Greece *Agia Paraskevi, Kozani, a municipal unit in the Kozani regional unit, Greece *Agia Paraskevi, Lesbos, a village in the island of Lesbos, Greece * Agia Paraskevi, Lamia, a village in the municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveta Petka (other) , Croatia
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Sveta Petka (Sv. Petka) is the Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian name for Saint Parascheva of the Balkans, which may refer to: Villages * Sveta Petka, Bujanovac, Serbia * Sveta Petka, Sopište, North Macedonia * Sveta Petka, Velingrad, Bulgaria Church buildings * A monastery in the village Brajčino in the North Macedonia * Sveta Petka, Lenište in the abandoned village of Lenište, North Macedonia * Chapel of Saint Petka in Belgrade, Serbia * Saint Petka Church (Lakeshore, Ontario) * Church of St. Petka in Staničenje, Serbia * Church of St Petka of the Saddlers, Sofia, Bulgaria * Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva ( sh, Hram svete prepodobne majke Paraskeve, sr-cyr, Храм свете пеподобне мајке Параскеве) is a Serbian Orthodox church located in Banovci, Vukovar-Syrmia County in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
