Dobri Dobrew
Dobri Dimitrov Dobrew ( Bulgarian Добри Добрев ; nickname "the saint from Bajlowo"; also known under the name of Grandfather Dobri ; born July 20, 1914 in Bajlowo ; † February 13, 2018 near Sofia ) was a Bulgarian benefactor and devout Christian.
Life
Dobrew grew up as a half-orphan after his father was killed in World War I. He himself lost much of his hearing after a grenade detonated during World War II .
Dobrew collected alms in front of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia . The money - tens of thousands of euros over the years - he donated at least partially to charitable organizations and churches. He himself lived in a small room in the back yard of the church in his hometown. His goddaughter Ute Ehrenberg filmed a documentary entitled The Silent Angel ( The Silent Angel ) about him. Nothing is known about the release.
Dobrew died after a brief illness on February 13, 2018 in the Kremikowzi Monastery , where he had been housed for the last years of his life.
legacy
"Не бива да лъжем, да крадем, да прелюбодействаме. Трябва да се обичаме един друг, както Бог ни обича. "
“We must not lie, steal, or commit adultery. We have to love one another as God loves us. "
Web links
- Website Grandfather Dobri Dobrev.
- The Silent Angel Movie on Facebook
- Leone Grotti: Chi è il maggior finanziatore privato della Chiesa ortodossa di Sofia? “Nonno Dobri”, mendicante di 100 anni. tempi.it, May 28, 2014
- 100-year-old Bulgarian beggar Dobri celebrated as living saint. AFP article in Standart , May 24, 2014
- 100-year-old beggar celebrated as living saint in Bulgaria. (No longer available online.) AFP article in The Citizen , May 24, 2014, archived from the original on May 29, 2014 ; accessed on February 13, 2018 (English).
- Hauke Goos: A message and its story: Heiliger Bimbam . In: Der Spiegel 34/2014, August 18, 2014, p. 49
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Почина Дядо Добри . vesti.bg, February 13, 2018, accessed on February 13, 2018 ( Bulgarian ).
- ↑ Slatko Schelew: Почина дядо Добри - живият светец, посветил се на човечността (dnes.bg, February 13, 2018, Bulgarian, accessed February 14, 2018)
- ^ A b Eleanor Goldberg: This 99-Year-Old Man Begs Every Day And Gives It All Away To Churches And Orphanages. The Huffington Post , February 27, 2014, accessed February 15, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Dobrew, Dobri |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dobrew, Dobri Dimitrov (full name); Добрев, Добри (Bulgarian); the saint from Bajlowo (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian beggar |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bajlowo |
DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 2018 |
Place of death | Sofia |