Marfa (Russian: ''Марфа'') is an East Slavic given name, a variant of

Martha Martha ( Hebrew: מָרְתָא‎) is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem. She was witness ...

. * Marfa Alekseyevna of Russia (1652–1707), Moscow Tsarina and Orthodox saint * , 18th-century Russian Orthodox saint *

Marfa Apraksina Marfa Matveyevna Apraksina (russian: Марфа Матвеевна Апраксина; 1664 – 1716) was a Tsarina of Russia and the second spouse of Tsar Feodor III of Russia. Biography Daughter of steward Matvey Vasilyevich Apraksin and Domna ...

(1664–1716), second wife of Tsar Feodor III of Russia *

Marfa Boretskaya Marfa Boretskaya, also known as Martha the Mayoress (russian: Марфа Посадница - Marfa Posadnitsa), was the wife of Isaac Boretsky, Novgorod's posadnik in 1438–1439 and again in 1453. According to legend and historical tradition ...

, 15th-century mayoress of Novgorod and a staunch opponent of Ivan III of Russia *

Marfa Dhervilly Marfa Dhervilly (1876–1963) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.182 Selected filmography * '' Orange Blossom'' (1932) * '' Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * '' The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ...

(1876–1963), French stage and film actress * Marfa Ekimova (born 2005), Russian born British rhythmic gymnast *

Marfa Inofuentes Pérez Marfa Inofuentes Pérez (1969–2015) was an Afro-Bolivian activist involved in the Constitutional reform movement to recognize black Bolivians as an ethnic minority in the country. After achieving the goal for Afro-Bolivians to be protected und ...

(1969–2015), Afro-Bolivian activist *

Marfa Kokina Marfa Kokina (died after 1800), was a Russian industrialist. She managed a tannery in Pinega in the Arkhangelsk Province with her son Akim, having inherited it from her spouse Grigorii. In 1800, it produced 978 pieces of leather to a value of 2090 ...

(died after 1800), Russian industrialist * Marfa Kryukova (1876–1954), Russian folklore performer and storyteller *

Marfa Rabkova Marfa Rabkova (Belarusian and russian: Марфа Рабкова; born 6 January 1995) is a Belarusian human rights activist and part of the Viasna Human Rights Centre. In 2020 she was arrested by the Belarusian authorities for her activism and se ...

(born 1995), Belarusian human rights activist *

Marfa Dmitrievna Sharoiko Marfa Dmitrievna Sharoiko (1898-1978) was a Communist Soviet-Belarusian politician . She served as Minister of Food and Dairy Industry. She held the positions of deputy people's commissar of the meat and dairy industry of the Belarusian SSR ...

(1898–1978), Soviet-Belarusian politician * Marfa (or Marta) Samuilovna Skavronskaya (1684–1727), better known as

Catherine I of Russia Catherine I ( rus, Екатери́на I Алексе́евна Миха́йлова, Yekaterína I Alekséyevna Mikháylova; born , ; – ) was the second wife and empress consort of Peter the Great, and Empress Regnant of Russia from 1725 un ...

Marfa Sobakina Marfa Vasilevna Sobakina (russian: Марфа Васильевна Собакина; 1552–1571), was Tsaritsa of the Tsardom of Russia and was the third wife of Ivan the Terrible. Life The daughter of a Novgorod-based merchant, Vasiliy Sobakin ...

(1552–1571), third wife of Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of Russia * (1922–2009), Ukrainian artist and master of

Petrykivka painting Petrykivka painting (or simply "Petrykivka"; Ukrainian: Петриківський розпис ) is a traditional Ukrainian decorative painting style, originating from the village of Petrykivka in Dnipropetrovsk oblast of Ukraine, where it was ...

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