History

Baron Szentkereszty Stefánia (1842-1906) was a descendant of the famous baronial family of Zágon in Székelyland. She was the founder of the Elizabeth Orphan Girls' Educational Institute in 1873 in Kézdivásárhely, established a shelter for abandoned old people, and later the town hospital was also opened thanks to her in 1884. She was also a painter, she painted many church altarpieces (e.g. Lemhény, Gelence), several of her works are kept in the Guild History Museum in Kézdivásárhely. Her bust was unveiled on 23 May 2014. It is the work of Vargha Mihály.