The Gallery - Cavafy's Father

Petros Ioannis Kavafis was C.P. Cavafy's father.
P.I. Kavafis was a rich cotton merchant who provided his wife Harikleia and his 9 children a very wealthy life.
His death in 1870, when C.P. Cavafy was only 7 years old, proved to be disastrous for the financial status of the family...

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