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| Dear Raymond!
I am not a Fogolyán, but I am of Armenian origin too, and in our family tree (Szenkovits) there are some Fogolyáns by marriage. I was in contact mostly with Fogolyán Miklós Pater Lucas, who is the great uncle of my mother, and who helped me a lot to write my MA thesis about the Transylvanian Armenian identity. He was a mechitarist priest, and lived in San Lazzarro of Venice as well. I think him and Fogolyán András Vilmos were very close relatives, but I don't exactly know of which degree (maybe brothers?). Unfortunatelly Fogolyán Miklós died few years ago. His sister Fogolyán Rózsa lives in Budapest, but I haven't seen her for a long time at the Armenian gatherings, she might be forceless, because she is very old. I think this is your family! There is a part of the Fogolyán family in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, but I don't know them, only Miklós told me about them. We have spent a lot of time together when he was in mission in Gyergyószentmiklós, Transylvania - the town where initially all the arriving Armenian families were settled down by Apafi Mihály in 1672. But I think you know the story. I've made a documentary about the Armenians of Gyergyószentmiklós, now I try to gather some money in order to subtitle it in English, to be able to screen "all around the world" where there is any interest of seeing it, in the Armenian diaspora. I live in Budapest, and I am writing my PhD about Transylvanian Armenian identity. I hope I'm hearing you soon, Kinga Kali | ||
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