Traian Trifan – pure of heart, perfectly balanced and an elect Christian

On the way to the church, there stood [1] bădia Traian Trifan and his wife, both convicts. Pure of heart, perfectly balanced, chosen Christians.

At Liturgy, old Traian always sat on his knees. On his table at home, the Bible and the Philokalia. At the age of 60, he worked in the mill, lifting sacks of flour ten hours a day. He was still a doctor of law…

(Fr. Dimitrie Bejan – The Cursed Village, Ed. Cartea Moldovei, 1998, p. 34)

[1] This is the village of Răchitoasa, where Traian Trifan had his compulsory residence after his release from prison.