Srpuhi Kalfayan
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Srpuhi Mayrabed Nshan Kalfayan (Armenian: Սրբուհի Մայրապետ Նշան Գալֆաեան) (Born February 17, 1822 in Kartal
, Constantinople
; † July 4, 1889 in Hasköy, Constantinople) was a famous Armenian nun and philanthropist. When 12 years old Srpuhi Nshan Kalfayan lost her father. As an orphan she vowed to become a nun. She utimately succeeded in becoming a nun in 1840. She founded the Order of Kalfayan. She founded a professional school for girls in 1850 which still stands today (Though now it accepts boys as well). In 1865 she successfully mobilized financial support for the victims of a cholera epidemic. On 1 January 1866 she opened an orphanage for girls in Hasköy in Constantinople. She died on 4 July 1889.
Kartal
Kartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. The mayor is Altınok Öz . Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated now. . Total land area is 147,000 m² which includes some...
, Constantinople
Constantinople
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; † July 4, 1889 in Hasköy, Constantinople) was a famous Armenian nun and philanthropist. When 12 years old Srpuhi Nshan Kalfayan lost her father. As an orphan she vowed to become a nun. She utimately succeeded in becoming a nun in 1840. She founded the Order of Kalfayan. She founded a professional school for girls in 1850 which still stands today (Though now it accepts boys as well). In 1865 she successfully mobilized financial support for the victims of a cholera epidemic. On 1 January 1866 she opened an orphanage for girls in Hasköy in Constantinople. She died on 4 July 1889.