Targoviste, the capital and residence <strong>of</strong> the Prince, there isa big conglomeration <strong>of</strong> nations, having <strong>Hungarian</strong>s, Venetians,Bulgarian Saxons from Chiprovat, Germans and Poles. <strong>The</strong>re isa church, where Monastic Fathers are serving, with someincomes.Campulung, town, there is a church, 40 Saxon families.<strong>The</strong>y are in the care <strong>of</strong> the Reformed Franciscan priests.Bucuresti the second residence <strong>of</strong> the Prince, there is achurch, where the Monastic Minorite monks are serving, whenthe Prince is staying there. Four missionary monks are to besent to Moldavia and three to the <strong>Romania</strong>n Countries, besidesthe ones who are already there."Original version in Italian: G. Calinescu in "Diplomatarium Italicum"II Rome, 1930. pages 396-39760. 1653Report <strong>of</strong> Bogdan Baksic about the Travel in theRumanian Country and His Visit to the CatholicCommunities from thereIn the year 1653, on the 16th <strong>of</strong> February, I visited thechurch from Targoviste, where a Monastic Minorite brother isliving. <strong>The</strong> few catholics here are living on a wage paid by thePrince, in order to have good relationship with the schismatics,who they serve and many <strong>of</strong> them convert into their rite, leavingours. Also, the ones who get married are not asking our priest toperform the wedding, but the schismatic priest, as a Polishcaptain did right in front <strong>of</strong> my eyes. <strong>The</strong>ir conscience does notseem to bother them.On the 24th <strong>of</strong> February, 1653 I visited the parish church inCimpulung Over 250 souls have the catholic rite, being Saxonby nationality, living here from ancient times, but they forgottheir language, speak only in <strong>Romania</strong>n now"Original version in Italian, published by Fermendzin page 23461. 1653-1654Three Reports about the Jesuit Missions'
Activity in Moldavia,Telling about the Catholic Communitiesfrom this Province" and also we had to face threats from the robbers, who hidein the forests and attacked the people.Finally, one <strong>of</strong> us, who ran away from Iasi into the<strong>Hungarian</strong> town Husi, was beaten by the mercenaries <strong>of</strong> theenemy troops.We went to the <strong>Hungarian</strong> villages around Roman. <strong>The</strong>re,the father, to whom the parish was given in care, tried to bringto the divine light the ignorant Christian peoples from there.Bacau is a town etc. <strong>The</strong> Bishopric has a village in itsjurisdiction, called Trebis and half <strong>of</strong> the town, and also a millon the river Bistrita, etcBesides this there is a parish church belonging to the<strong>Hungarian</strong> catholics, 200 houses.Iasi etc. <strong>The</strong>re are nearly 200 catholic houses. In theprince's court there are 700 soldiers, some <strong>of</strong> them catholics,others heretics.Cotnari: Most <strong>of</strong> the inhabitants are catholics.Galati etc. Here is a small church, made <strong>of</strong> earth and straw.<strong>The</strong>re's no priest, 30 catholic families. When etc.Barlad: it also has a wooden church, with no priest <strong>The</strong>reare 40 <strong>Hungarian</strong> Christian houses. Vaslui, there is a church,but no priest. <strong>The</strong>re are five <strong>Hungarian</strong> catholic houses.Stanesti: it is a church, no priest. One hundred <strong>Hungarian</strong>catholic families.Manesti: small church, no priest. One hundred <strong>Hungarian</strong>catholic families.Trotus: there is a church, almost everybody is <strong>Hungarian</strong>.Lucacesti: there is a church with no priest. <strong>The</strong>re are 50<strong>Hungarian</strong> catholic houses.Solont: church without priest.Faraoani: here is a church, no priest. One hundred<strong>Hungarian</strong> catholic houses. In the village Sabaoani it is a ratherbig church, built in stone, seven villages belong to it, manyinhabitants are catholic, but they have no priest.Neamt: here is a small church built <strong>of</strong> wood, some catholichouses without priest.In Baia is a rather big church, built <strong>of</strong> stone, etcSuceava: there is a big walled church, now etc. <strong>The</strong>re are
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THE TSANGOS OF ROMANIATHE HUNGARIAN
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heathen Cumanians, had an important
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