Fidelia Fiske and the School for Girls at Urmia, Persia (1843–1858)
In 1843 Fidelia Fiske went as a missionary with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Urmia, Persia, to work among Nestorian girls and women. A girls’ school had been established there in 1838, but following its founder’s death it required new leadership. Under Fiske the number...
| Veröffentlicht in: | International bulletin of mission research |
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage Publishing
2021
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International bulletin of mission research
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Nestorians
B girls’ missionary school B Persia B Fidelia Fiske B Urmia B missionary school |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In 1843 Fidelia Fiske went as a missionary with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Urmia, Persia, to work among Nestorian girls and women. A girls’ school had been established there in 1838, but following its founder’s death it required new leadership. Under Fiske the number of students increased, and the school became a center for educating and evangelizing Nestorian girls and young women. This article considers Fiske’s contribution to expanding and stabilizing the school. |
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| ISSN: | 2396-9407 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2396939318808206 |