Glimpses from the life of Father Ionel Pavel, the confessor
He was born on 04.11.1925, the fifth child of the Dumitriu family, in Movilei Street, Galați. He was baptised in the church “Saint Haralambie” with the name Ionel. After the death of his father, which occurred shortly afterwards, he was sent to the orphanage in Galați. Here, tied to a tree for childish mischief, he was found by Ștefan and Maria Pavel, who had come to find the child they were never blessed with. Impressed by his blue eyes and his condition, they adopted him and offered him parental love and family warmth in their home in the village of […]