Dobri Dobrev | |
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Добри Добрев | |
![]() Dobri Dobrev in 2006 | |
Born | Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev 20 July 1914 |
Died | 13 February 2018 | (aged 103)
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Other names | Elder Dobri, Grandpa Dobri |
Occupation | Ascetic |
Known for | Charity |
Children | 4 |
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".