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Holy See of the Franciscan fathers, named "reformers" now,from the Csik See of Transylvania. The monastery belonged tothis province, where we live now, founded by Margareta,daughter of Transylvania's Prince. The monastery is mentionedby His Eminence Cardinal Pazmany in his description of theFranciscan monasteries from Hungary's Crown. In case that it isneeded a precise information about the Seraphic Order, this canbe obtained from the Old Province's Catalogue of Hungary,where the named convent from Bacau can be easily found.Also common sense dictates that the Franciscan fathers haveto be brought back to Moldavia. Firstly for language and for thenation (Your Eminence knows that all the catholics fromMoldavia are Hungarians and they ask for priests). Secondly,for good neighborhood and the assurance of mutual security."See text in: C/1: APF SC Moldavia, I. 152-156Text printed by Kemeny: Bisthum Bakov 69-73Original version in Latin: MCSMO, II. 613-617.77. Warsaw, October, 1670The Franciscan Missionary from Norscia,Antonio Angelini's Inscriptions about thecatholics from Moldavia"In Iasi, which is the capital of the province and of theTurks, there are about 40 catholic houses, two Jesuit priests areserving in some villages, preaching in Valachian language.These people call themselves Hungarians, because the catholicsare called so, but not everybody knows their language.In Bacau, which is the residence of the bishop of the HolyCongregation, live 200 catholics and 16 schismatics.Far away from the named town, at an Italian mile away thereis a village, called Faraoani, which inhabitants fled into Valahia,only the cantor and a Rumanian man are residing there."Original text in Italian, copied by: G: APF SC Moldavia I, 193-194Original version in Italian: MCSMO II, page 629-63278. Warsaw, 1670