Kristína Royová facts for kids
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Kristína Royová
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| Born | 18 August 1860 Stará Turá, Austrian Empire, (present-day Slovakia)
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| Died | 27 December 1936 Stará Turá, Czechoslovakia, (present-day Slovakia)
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| Citizenship | Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation | Protestant activist, thinker, revivalist, novelist and poet |
| Known for | literary works translated into 36 languages |
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Kristína Royová (born August 18, 1860, died December 27, 1936) was an important Slovak writer and activist. She was a Protestant Christian who wrote many books and poems. She also worked to help people and spread her ideas.
Kristína Royová started the Blue Cross organization and a special center in Stará Turá to help those in need. Her books were very popular and were translated into 36 different languages. This means people all over the world could read her stories! Later, when the communist party ruled in Czechoslovakia, her Christian books were sometimes taken away by the police. She was also not allowed to be taught in schools. Today, she is known as the Slovak author whose works have been translated the most. Some people even compare her to a famous thinker named Kierkegaard.
Kristína Royová's Early Life
Kristína Royová grew up in Stará Turá, a town in Slovakia. Her parents came from well-known Lutheran families. Her father, August Roy, was a good friend of J.M. Hurban. He helped start important Slovak organizations and high schools. Kristína's mother's family also had famous members. Her uncle, Jozef Ľudovít Holuby, was a well-known scientist who studied plants, history, and old artifacts. Another uncle, Karol Holuby, was sadly executed during the revolutions of 1848.
Kristína spent her childhood in the Lutheran church community in Stará Turá. The local church leaders were also her teachers. Even though she was very smart, her early education didn't fully use her talents. A big step in her learning was when she studied for a year at a school in Bratislava. There, she became very good at speaking German.
Kristína Royová's Literary Works
Kristína Royová wrote many books, stories, and poems. Her first stories, called Tri obrázky (Three pictures), were published in 1882. She wrote about many different topics, often with a focus on Christian ideas and helping people.
Some of her well-known works include:
- Bez Boha na svete (Without God in the world) from 1893.
- Splnená túžba (Fulfilled longing) from 1898.
- Bludári (Heretics) from 1901.
- Šťastie (Happiness) from 1903.
- Ako kvapôčka putovala (How the little drop wandered around) from 1909, which sounds like a children's story.
- Štyri rozprávočky pre veľké a malé deti (Four fairy-tales for big and small kids) from 1921, showing she wrote for younger readers too.
- Za svetlom a so svetlom. Rozpomienky Kristíny Royovej (Going after light and with light. Memories of Kristína Royová) from 1929, which was her own memories.
She also wrote stories that were never officially published and are only available as handwritten notes. These include Kúzlo otčiny (The charm of the fatherland) and Pod práporom lásky (Under the flag of love). Kristína Royová's writings continue to inspire many people today.
