イコン - Saint Lazar (Lazer) Debeldyalski は聖人であり、キリスト教信仰の新しい殉教者です。 - Wood

聖人ラザル（ラゼル）デベルディアルスキ is a saint, a new martyr for the Christian faith.

According to the preserved tradition, his birthplace is the village of Debeldyal, 15 kilometers from Gabrovo. His father's name was Nedko Enchov. His image is depicted in full length in the chapel "Holy Archangels" in the Rila Monastery. His birthplace - Debeldyal - is also indicated there.

According to what was written by nun Valentina Drumeva, Lazar had a sad childhood, remaining an orphan and being bullied by his stepmother. Therefore, he decided to leave his home and go south, while still a little boy. He went to Anatolia (Asia Minor), where he settled in a village called Soma, near Bergama (Pergamum) and became a shepherd. He proved to be a hardworking and thrifty man and at the age of 28 he already had 40 sheep. He also grazed other people's livestock.

He was a devout Christian and thus incurred the wrath of the Turks, but he died mostly as a result of the machinations of a local khan (hanama) and her family, supported by the local Turkish nobleman (aga) and his men, as a result of which he was thrown into prison, tortured repeatedly, and finally hanged for refusing to convert to Islam, as well as for the unproven accusation that he had raped her. According to his biographies, she slandered him after his dog attacked her while he was sleeping and tore her clothes. Her husband and other relatives insisted that he either convert to Islam or die, offering him a reward of 1,000 groschen. Since he insisted that he was innocent and remained faithful to Christ, they put him on trial, but the judge acquitted him. The money-hungry feudal lord, however, arbitrarily detained him and continued to interrogate and torture him with particular cruelty. He ordered him to be killed after long hesitation, since the tip (bribe) was promised to him only if he persuaded him to change his religion or at least - to admit guilt, which would reduce the woman's disgrace, and he also tried to extract a ransom from his friends - Christians. On the advice of the accused, they did not give anything to the aga, except for one who gave him a significant sum precisely to liquidate him - again at Lazar's request.

Lazar himself personally insisted on being executed in the name of Christ, who allegedly personally appeared to him in his cell and healed him. Many Christians gathered to pray for him, and the Turks - embarrassed by his courage and will - did not dare to put the noose around his neck. He did this himself after praying fervently to St. George, in whose memory Christians celebrate this day. He was buried after his body hung on the gallows for a long time, but remained incorrupt for days. Later, a fragrance began to be felt from his grave. Then his relics were transferred to the altar of the village church. According to hagiographic data, numerous miracles occurred over his holy relics, including immediately after his death.