Mária Royová (26 November 1858 – 25 February 1924) was a Slovak

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

activist, charity worker and songwriter. She and her sister

Kristína Royová Kristína Royová (18 August 1860, in Stará Turá – 27 December 1936, in Stará Turá) was a Slovak Protestant activist, thinker, revivalist, novelist and poet. She was founder of the Blue Cross and diaconal centre in Stará Turá. Her ...

founded the Blue Cross Organization and diaconal centre in

Stará Turá Stará Turá or Stara Rura is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia. Geography It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians. It is situated from Nové Mesto nad Váhom to the w ...

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Slovak religious leaders Slovak Lutherans 1858 births 1924 deaths {{Slovakia-bio-stub