Parents of Caloust Gulbenkian. 'Mahtesi" is an honorific title, originally related to having made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sarkis and Dirouhie Gulbenkian
Commemorated ati
Armenian Church - English plaque
To the everlasting and pious memory of his beloved parents Mahtesi Sarkis and...
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