Христина Рой
Christina Roy

Krystyna Roy (1860-1936) was a Slovak Christian writer and editor.

She was born into the family of an evangelical pastor in the city of Stara Tura. In her hometown in 1897, together with her sister Maria, she founded the tolerance society "Blue Cross" and a diaconal center, the purpose of which was the moral transformation of society, assistance to those who are addicted to alcohol, and raising the moral level of the population. Later, she founded a shelter for homeless children and orphans. In 1911, she founded a small outpatient hospital, in 1926 - an orphanage, and in 1933 - a nursing home.

She began her writing career with short stories. Then she wrote short stories, novels, and other large works. Many of her stories were published in Slovak magazines. Krystyna wrote over 80 works, some of which are still unpublished. Krystyna also wrote texts for Christian songs, ninety-five of which were published in the collection "Songs of Zion". Some of them were later translated into Russian and included in the collection "Song of the Renaissance". Since 1925, she has published the magazine "Večirnytsia".