Difference between revisions of "Zois Kaplanis"
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Kaplanis used his wealth to benefit the less fortunate: he gave 10,000 rubles to the Imperial Orphanage, supported the hospital of Ioannina, the local "Maroutsis School" - which was renamed "Kaplanios" in his honour - and contributed towards the [[Great School of the Nation]] in [[Constantinople]]. | Kaplanis used his wealth to benefit the less fortunate: he gave 10,000 rubles to the Imperial Orphanage, supported the hospital of Ioannina, the local "Maroutsis School" - which was renamed "Kaplanios" in his honour - and contributed towards the [[Great School of the Nation]] in [[Constantinople]]. | ||
| − | + | Upon his death in [[1806]], he willed even more funds towards the prison of Ioannina, the poor of Grammeno and Zoodochos (his mother's home town), Orthodox seminaries in Mt Athos and hospitals in [[Greece]] and Russia. | |
[[Category:National Benefactors|Kaplanis, Zois]] | [[Category:National Benefactors|Kaplanis, Zois]] | ||
[[Category:1736 births|Kaplanis, Zois]] | [[Category:1736 births|Kaplanis, Zois]] | ||
[[Category:1806 deaths|Kaplanis, Zois]] | [[Category:1806 deaths|Kaplanis, Zois]] | ||
Revision as of 15:17, September 15, 2008
Zois Kaplanis was a Greek benefactor of the 18th century.
Kaplanis was born in Grammeno, Ioannina, in 1736. Orphaned at a very young age, he left his home town for Ioannina in 1750, where he lived with some relatives who were furriers. In 1754, he migrated to Bucharest, where he first worked as a labourer and later went into business. In 1774, he moved to Moscow where, as a merchant, he accumulated a fortune.
Kaplanis used his wealth to benefit the less fortunate: he gave 10,000 rubles to the Imperial Orphanage, supported the hospital of Ioannina, the local "Maroutsis School" - which was renamed "Kaplanios" in his honour - and contributed towards the Great School of the Nation in Constantinople. Upon his death in 1806, he willed even more funds towards the prison of Ioannina, the poor of Grammeno and Zoodochos (his mother's home town), Orthodox seminaries in Mt Athos and hospitals in Greece and Russia.