Stina Mårtensson

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Stina Mårtensson Born 3 June 1882 Ovanåker, Hälsingland Died 1962 Sweden

Stina Mårtensson (3 June 1882-1962) was a Swedish missionary. She served with the Swedish Missionary Society in Chinese Turkestan (present day Xinjiang) and India.

Mårtensson was born in Ovanåker in Hälsingland, Sweden. She worked as a nurse midwife in Yarkand and Kashgar for more than 22 years in periods during the years 1907 - 1936. From 1939 till 1946 she worked in India. She died in Sweden 1962 at the age of 80.

[edit] See also

• Mission and Change in Eastern Turkestan (English Translation of select chapters of Mission och revolution i Centralasien)
• Margareta Hook Homepage has some pictures.
• Missionskyrkan 2003 contains article that mentions her