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132 132 ST. PAOLA or PoTANiNiA, Feb. 20, M. in Cyprus. Supposed same as Potamius, M. with Nemesius and Didymns ; or else a com- panion of SS. Corona and Victor, MM. c 177. AA.SS. St Paola, Paula. SS. Papa and Mama, Oct. i, in Ethiopian calendar. AA,SS.j Prseter. See Bahuta. St. Papia (1^ or Papus, March 3, M. in Africa with Gaiola and many others. AA,SS, St. Papia (2), March 6, M. at Nico- media with others. AA,SS, St. Papias, Jan. 18, M. in Egypt, with thirty-seven others. AA,SS. St. Paple, Papula, or PopuLA. Praised by St. Gregory of Tours. Guerin. Mas Latrie. St Pappia, Fappa. St Papula, Paplb. St Papyras, M. with St. Julia (21) OF Troyes. St. Paquette, Jan. 9. Popular name of St. Pascasia of Dijon. Cahier. Guerin. St. Parasceve (l), March 20, one of the five sisters of St. Photina (1), the woman of Samaria. R.M. St. Parasceve (2), Venkra, or Vene- RANDA, v., June 26, July 26 or 28, middle of second century. Probably the companion or servant of St. Irene (1), whose date is uncertain. Called in baptism Parabceye. After the death of her parents, she took the veil and preached. Accused by certain Jews, she was brought to trial before the Emperor and subjected to sundry tortures. She was condemned to be eaten by a dragon but made the sign of the cross, and thereby caused him to burst. FinaUy she was beheaded. She is worshipped both in the Greek and Latin Churches. The Bollandists call the story a pious drama. AA.SS.i Preeter, St Parasceve (a), Nov. 14, 8th century. The great martyr for the sake of images. Worshipped Oct. 28 by all Slavonians except Bulgarians. She is called " Parasceve of the images " by the Slavonians, and Yenera by the Italians. AA.SS. St Parasceve (4) of Tamof, Oct. 14, also called Yenera and Yeneranda. + 1 1 75. Born at Epivatum, near the city of Callicratia in Serbia, of pious parents who left her co-heir with her brother Euthimius, afterwards bishop of Mady- tum. She led a heremitical, ascetic life like Elijah and St. John the Baptist. Foreseeing her death, she visited Con- stantinople and made her devotions in the principal churches, and then returned to her own country and died. Her sanctity being shown by many miracles, her body was translated to Tamof, in Bulgaria. Afterwards, for fear of the Turks, it was removed to WaUachia. Her life was written in the fifteenth century by Tsamblak, the saintly and learned metropolitan of Kief, who insti- tuted a solemn ceremony in her honour. AA.SS., appendix, from her life by Euthimius, primate of Bulgaria. Earam- sin, Y. 278. St. Parasceve (5) or Praxedis (4), Nov. 12, Oct. 28. Called by the Russians St. Piatenka, by the Euthenians or Red- Russians St. Piatnica or Piatnitsa. Abbess, -f 1 239. Patron of Polotsk. Daughter of Rogvolod, duke of Polotsk. She gave up all her hereditary rights to her brothers and took the veil in the Basilian monastery of the Transfigured Saviour, founded by St. Euphrostne (7) near Polotsk. After seven years she was unanimously elected abbess. She acceded unwillingly, but governed to the satis- faction of all. During her rule a rumour reached the convent that a Tai^tar in- vasion was imminent. To escape this danger, Parasceve dissolved the com- munity. She made a pilgrimage to Rome, where she spent seven years and died of fever. She was canonized by Gregory X. in 1 273. She is honoured in Uie Roman Church Oct. 28, in the Rus- sian Nov. 12. AA.SS., appendix, Oct 6. " Aemera" Oreeco-SIav. Calendar. St. Paris, Baris, or Babka. M. with Anna (7). St. Parta, March 13, M. Honoured with several other martyrs. AA.SS, (See Theuseta.) St. Parthagapa, Pantagape. St. Pascalina, Pasqualina. St. Pascasia, Jan. 9, V. M. at Dijon, under Marcus AureUus. Taught and baptized by Si Benignus, apostle of