Dobri Dobrev

For the association football player, see Dobri Dobrev (footballer).
In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Dimitrov and the family name is Dobrev.

Dobri Dobrev
Добри Добрев
Dobri Dobrev in 2006
Born
Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev

(1914-07-20)20 July 1914
Bailovo, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Died13 February 2018(2018-02-13) (aged 103)
Kremikovtsi Monastery, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Other namesElder Dobri, Grandpa Dobri
OccupationAscetic
Known forCharity
Children4

Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev (Bulgarian: Добри Димитров Добрев, pronounced [ˈdɔbri dimiˈtrɔf ˈdɔbrɛf]; 20 July 1914 – 13 February 2018), better known as Grandpa Dobri, Elder Dobri (Bulgarian: Дядо Добри, romanized: Dyado Dobri) or The Saint of Bailovo,[1] was a Bulgarian ascetic who walked over 20 kilometres (12 mi) each day to sit or stand in front of the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Sofia to collect money for charitable causes. Dobrev donated all the money he collected to charities, orphanages, churches, and monasteries. He turned 100 in July 2014.[2] In Bulgarian, his name translates as "good" or "kind".

  1. ^ "Дядо Добри". БНТ. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Дядо Добри на 100 години" (in Bulgarian). Vesti.bg. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.