Of particular importance was the '' ' National Educational Orphanage ' '' ( '' Ազգային Կրթարան-Որբանոց '' ) , which was founded by Vahan Kurkjian ( also known as Pagouran ) , in order to educate orphaned Armenian children from the Hamidian massacres . It operated in Nicosia and , during the summer months , at the Magaravank between 1897 – 1904 . It was closed down because of financial difficulties and Kurkjian 's loss of two of his children due to a whooping cough epidemic . Its students later became successful and influential , some in Cyprus , others in the Armenian Diaspora
Hamidian massacres
Hamidian massacres
Armenian education in Cyprus