A man from the neighbouring town of Elin Pelin remembered how Grandpa Dobri helped:We lacked about 2000 leva ($1260) for the Shroud of the Theotokos (used for the services of the Dormition), and we went with him to take some money from the bank. He had four children with his wife, two of whom he outlived. He is Dobri Dobrev, a 101-year-old man who travels 25 kms a day from his village to Sofia by foot to receive the kindness of others. Grandpa Dobri, as he came to be known, had a difficult way of life. He washed himself and his clothes at the public drinking fountain. The Divine Liturgy will be served tomorrow, after which his body will remain in the church, and his funeral will be served on Thursday. Bulgarian Orthodox Church nominated for Nobel Peace PrizeFrom 1943 to 1945 around 48,000 Jews living in Bulgaria were rescued from the grips of the Nazi terror, thanks in part to Metropolitan Stefan, Exarch of the Bulgarian Church, Metropolitan Paisy of Vratsa, and Metropolitan Kirill of Plovdiv (later to become patriarch), who convinced then-tsar Boris III to defend his Jewish population. He spoke perfect German to a tourist. His father died in World War I and his mother raised the children. He is praised by thousands of ordinary people … Dobrev donated all the money he collected to charities, orphanages, churches, and monasteries. 98 year old dobri dobrev, a man who lost most of his hearing in the second world war, has traveled 25 kilometers every day for decades from his village … He is praised by thousands of ordinary people who are profoundly touched by his compassion for others. For some time, he took care of the gardens and animals in a monastery; but afterwards, he left eastbound upon the advice of a priest. In Bulgarian, his name translates as “good” or “kind”. For every kindness he receives, he gives kisses on hands as return. The kind-hearted man made a lot of donations to churches and orphanages. Now people around the world loves and respects this grandpa.Dobri Dobrev reminds us to love and help others as our own. The church will remain open all night. He reposed at the Monastery of St. George in Kremikovtsi, to the northeast of Sofia, according to In 2013, Elder Dobri was part of Novinite's Personality in the News poll, and won overwhelmingly, coming first not only in his (Charity) category but also gaining more votes than all other participants combined. Nonetheless he insisted, and finally he ended up being right. He moved to a small shelter next to the Saints Cyril and Methodius parish church in Baylovo. For 20 years, even in cold and bad weather conditions, not bothering his hunger or health, this granpa has been begging on the streets for selfless needs. But for Sofia residents, Dobrev is a “saint” a “divine stranger” and an “angel of God”.Dobrev almost lost his hearing during the second world war. He is a Bulgarian beggar who wants to change the world.. Dobri’s father died while serving in World War I, this left his mother to raise him and three sisters alone. Dyado Dobri) or The Saint of Bailovo, was a Bulgarian ascetic who walked over 20 kilometers each day to sit or stand in front of the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Sofia to collect money for charitable causes. Faithful to his “foolishness,” he never preached, nor did he educate or teach. He is Dobri Dobrev, a 101-year-old man who travels 25 kms a day from his village to Sofia by foot to receive the kindness of others. “The good will is just and true. He withdrew 2800 leva ($1765), but I gave him back the 800 leva due to our calculations. In it he diligently kept a record of every single begged-for penny and the church to which he had donated it. We must not lie, nor steal, nor commit adultery. Juli 1914 in Bajlowo ; † 13. Elder Dobri’s body was placed in the Sts. He was even robbed and beaten by drug addicts twice, but this changed nothing about the way he lived.Penny by penny, bow after bow, he reached his 104th year. He gifted more than 24000 dollars to the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and it was one of his greatest donations. Dobrev, Dobrislav, Travis D. Nesmith, and Dong Hwan Oh (2016). It turns out that this weak old man was the single biggest donor to the St. Alexander Nevsky Patriarchal Cathedral, which had been at the centre of a dispute between the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the government over who was going to cover the immense costs of maintenance and repair for the biggest church in the Balkans. When he came to be a bit more famous certain wealthy people donated larger sums of money.
— James 1:22 (NIV) The notebook was especially important. He lived in a 2-room house in the church yard: in the floor of one room he dug a hole that functioned as a refrigerator, while in the other room he kept warm with a fireplace that had a copper cauldron. Few details are known about his middle … He married in 1940, when Bulgaria was participating in the Second World. He married in 1940 and had four children. Enough time for us to stop for a moment and ask ourselves who it is that we have been passing by every day, and to wonder to what we have condemned our existence.One “foolish” old man, with dirty clothes and messy hair, showed clearly that by humility, kindness, and deep faith he took the money for which all of us strive and he purified it, making it clean, showing that it is the way we treat money that is of utmost importance, not the money itself.Tanya Shahova is a playwright and novelist who lives in Sofia, Bulgaria.Theodor Avramov translated this tribute from the original Bulgarian after arranging for the author to write it exclusively for Orthodoxy in Dialogue.
Over the course of many years, every morning, an old man looking like a Russian beggar from the 19th century set out for the city. Andersen, Torben G., Dobrislav Dobrev, and Ernst Schaumburg (2014). But for Sofia residents, Dobrev is a “saint” a “divine stranger” and an “angel of God”.Dobrev almost lost his hearing during the second world war. Now people around the world loves and respects this grandpa.Dobri Dobrev reminds us to love and help others as our own. Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev The Saint from Bailovo July 20, 1914 ~ February 13, 2018 Вечная Памят ~ Memory Eternal. Everyday, he appears on the streets of Sofia in home-made clothes and leather shoes asking people for money. Everything in it is good. A website named saintdobry.com and a facebook page was created by his fans. Dobrev almost lost his hearing during the second world war. Whether this was done with the approval of his wife, with whom he had four children, is not certain. Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev, was born July 20, 1914 in the village of Bailovo, Bulgaria.