Background
Sevasti Xanthou lived in Arnavutköy, in Constantinople, along with her mother Mariora and her two sisters, Euphrosyne and Eleni.
Sevasti Xanthou lived in Arnavutköy, in Constantinople, along with her mother Mariora and her two sisters, Euphrosyne and Eleni.
At the age of 17 (1815) and only a year after the foundation of Filiki Eteria, Sevasti married one of its founders, Emmanuil Xanthos. Together they had three children. Nicholas, Pericles and Aspasia.
In 1822, Sevasti felt that they were in hostile environment and on her initiative they left Izmail and moved in ChișinăUniversity
Emmanuil Xanthos was absent for long periods of time, firstly as a result of taking over the responsibility of organizing the Greek Revolution and secondly because of his inclusion in Margineni Monastery.