Fr. Teodor Bej (en)

Father Teodor Bej – one of the sacrifices that the Romanian priesthood gave on the altar of the homeland’s pain

Born in the county of Arad, a pleasant and well-behaved young man, extremely pious, with a wonderful memory. He knew by heart not only the Holy Mass, but also all the prayers that the priest read during it. Sentimental. His fiancée, Voichița, died just as they were about to be married. He loved her dearly and could not forget her. When two young sisters were on their way, as they had being ordered, to surrender to the Russians to be taken to work, and he met them on the road without knowing who they were, he immediately took one of […]

Father Teodor Bej’s selfless service in the communist prisons

…in Aiud I spent some time with Father Tudor Bej [Teodor Bej n.n.]. I was in Zarca (solitary confinement) and Father Bej was brought from the mine, he was very ill. He had undergone an operation because he had big problems with his intestines. They had found some spots on his intestines, but no doctor could tell him where they came from and whether there was any chance of a cure. Well, Father Bej was a great spiritual help to me. He was very religious. He had been to Baia-Sprie and attended all the services, all the activities there. (…) […]