Csaba Böjte
Csaba Böjte , Hungarian Böjte Csaba , because in Hungary the family name comes before the individual name; Pronunciation: ˈtʃɒbɒ ˈbøjtɛ , (born January 24, 1959 in Cluj , Kolozsvár , Transylvania , Romania ) is a Hungarian-speaking Franciscan from Romania, spiritual writer and founder of the “St. Francis Foundation” in Deva .
biography
Böjte's father was a Hungarian poet who was sentenced to seven years in prison for political reasons under the national communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu .
To prepare for his life as a priest , Csaba Böjte worked underground in the mountains of Harghita for a year . The communists had banned religious orders in Romania at that time, but Böjte was secretly accepted by the Franciscans in Csíksomlyó / Șumuleu Ciuc in 1982. After several years as a priest, he was called to Deva (Romania), where in 1992 he founded the “St. Francis Foundation”. The purpose of the foundation is to rescue and care for Hungarian street children and orphans living in Romania. Over time, around 40 social and religious humanitarian institutions from Romania have come together under her name and the foundation is internationally known.
bibliography
- Böjte Csaba, Hiszek a szeretet végső győzelmében! (“In the end love will win!”), Budapest , Szt. Gellért Kiadó, 2005, (Hungarian)
- Böjte Csaba, Kevesebb pátoszt és több áldozatot! (“Less pathos, more action!”), Budapest, Szt. Gellért Kiadó, 2006, (Hungarian)
- A fénygyújtogató ("The man who brings the light"). Böjte Csaba atyával beszélget Benkei Ildikó. Budapest, Kairosz, 2006, (Hungarian)
- Istennel a semmiből a végtelen felé (“With God, out of nowhere for all eternity”), Böjte Csabával beszélget Csengei Ágota, Budapest, Kairosz, 2006 . (hu)
- Asztali beszélgetések 2 - A csendesség felé (table discussions 2 - on peace). Böjte Csaba és Roszík Ágnes disputája. Galambos Ádám (Ed.). Budapest, Luther Kiadó, Budapest, 2008, (Hungarian)
- Böjte Csaba: Ablak a végtelenre - Csaba testvér gondolatai Istenről, vallásról ("Window into eternity. Brother Csaba's thoughts about God, about religion"), Budapest, Helikon Kiadó, 2009 (Hungarian)
Films about the work of Csaba Böjte
- Csillagösvény 1 (" Star Path "), Dextramedia, 2004 (Hungarian, English, German)
- Utazások egy szerzetessel ("Journey with a monk"), Fekete Ildikó, 2005 (Hungarian)
Awards
- The Az Év embere (“Personality of the Year”) award from the Budapest magazine Magyar Hírlap
- The Aphelandra Prize , 2005
- Prize from the Pannon Role Model Foundation
- The A Haza Embere (“Man of the Fatherland”) award , 2008
- Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 2010
Web links
- Website of the "Saint Francis Foundation" from Deva (Hungarian, Romanian, English, German)
- The “St. Francis Foundation” from Deva - www.magnificat.ro
- Father Csaba Böjte and the children of the “Foundation of St. Francis” from Deva. Video
- Donation account of the "Saint Francis Foundation" in Deva
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böjte, Csaba |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian-speaking Franciscan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cluj , Kolozsvár , Transylvania , Romania |