Eleni Anagnostopoulou

Eleni Anagnostopoulou
Born	(1749-03-07)7 March 1749 Patras, Ottoman Empire
Died	18 October 1866(1866-10-18) (aged 117) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Other names	Eleni Paap
Era	Early Foundation Era Pre-Vader Era
Spouse	Martinos Nikolopoulos
Children	Melchior Paap Johannes Paap Maria Paap Nikolaas Paap
Family	Paap family

Eleni Anagnostopoulou (7 March 1749 – 18 October 1866), later known as Eleni Paap, was a Greek-born member of the Paap family and the wife of Martinos Nikolopoulos. She fled the Ottoman-controlled Peloponnese during the Orlov Revolt in 1770 and later settled with Martinos in Rotterdam. She helped preserve the original manuscript of the Book of Paap while raising their four children.

Life

Eleni was born in Patras on 7 March 1749 and was raised in a Greek Orthodox household. Her family knew the Nikolopoulos family through the local Greek Orthodox church community, where she became acquainted with Martinos Nikolopoulos. They married in the Peloponnese in 1768. Eleni remained Greek Orthodox throughout her life.

During the unrest surrounding the Orlov Revolt in 1770, Eleni and Martinos left the Peloponnese separately. They remained separated for several weeks before reuniting in Vienna while travelling north through Europe. Eleni then continued with Martinos and the surviving members of the Nikolopoulos household to the Dutch Republic. The couple settled in Rotterdam, where Paap gradually replaced Nikolopoulos as the hereditary surname used by Martinos's Dutch descendants. Eleni subsequently became known as Eleni Paap.

Eleni managed the family household and raised four children with Martinos. All four were born in the Dutch Republic. She also helped Martinos safeguard the original manuscript of the Book of Paap while he continued writing and teaching from it. Although she respected his religious writings, she remained uncertain that the events described in his prophecy would occur literally. Eleni remained married to Martinos until her death in Rotterdam on 18 October 1866, aged 117.

See also

• Martinos Nikolopoulos
• Early history of the Paap family
• Book of Paap
• Great Paap
• Paap family