Saint John the Hairy of Rostov: Fool for Christ and Ascetic
A sixteenth-century holy fool of Rostov the Great whose origins are unknown and who is traditionally said to have died in 1580.
Saint Paraskeva the New: Ascetic of Epivates, Also Known as Saint Petka of the Balkans and Patroness of Iasi
Saint Paraskeva the New, also called Saint Petka, was a Byzantine ascetic whose relics rest at Iasi. Read her story and the journey of her relics, with history and tradition kept apart.