| 词条 | Srpuhi Kalfayan |
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Srpuhi Mayrabed Nshan Kalfayan (Armenian: Սրբուհի Մայրապետ Նշան Գալֆաեան) (Born February 17, 1822 in Kartal, Istanbul; † July 4, 1889 in Hasköy, Istanbul) was an Armenian nun and founder of the Order of Kalfayan, plus a school and an orphanage for girls in Constantinople. BiographyKalfayan vowed to become a nun at the age of 12 when she lost her father,[1] and she achieved it in 1840. Kalfayan founded both the Order of Kalfayan and, in 1850, a school for girls which still stands today, though it now accepts boys as well.[1] In 1865 she mobilized financial support for the victims of a cholera epidemic and on 1 January 1866 she opened an orphanage for girls in Hasköy, Constantinople. Death and commemorationKalyfan died on 4 July 1889. Her name is commemorated in the Kalfayan Elementary School.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Ozel Kalfayan Ermeni Ilkogretim Okulu|url=http://www.kalfayan.k12.tr/|work=Kalfayan Elementary School Website|accessdate=8 October 2011|language=Turkish}} External links
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