The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

Text in: A.APF SC Moldavia 2. Fol 29-30Original version in Latin in MCSMO II, page 676-67885. Bacau, 10th of July 1682Report of the Apostolic Vicar from Moldavia,Vito Piluzzi da Vignanello,Archbishop of Marcianopolis,to the Propaganda Fide"Your Eminence, Respected Protector Father.Iasi: On the occasion of my visit I found out that the numberof families from the town and the nearby villages is 50, but Ihave the feeling, that because of the repeated maltreatments andthe heavy taxes their number is less day by day, and peoplefrom this region are moving to other places.Galati: Here are 3 stable catholic families, the priest is P.Missionary Giovanni Battista del Monte, 51 years old, speaksfour languages: Valachian, Hungarian, Greek and Turkish. He'san excellent man and the Turks love him.Baia: 23 families, but as I know, the people took refuge inthe mountains. The priest is Giovanni Battista Volpone daFiorentino, 50 years old, an excellent monk.Suciaua: Here is a single man and a stone church.Neamt: wooden church and nearly 15 souls.Sabaoani: stone church, with an altar.. Having noinhabitants.Tamaseni: a ruined wooden church. There are no people.Tetcani: All refugees, only the Recitenian (from Domafalva)stayed, 30 families, where Father Francesco Antonio deCremona is the priest and he celebrates masses at Sabaoani.Roman: wooden church, no catholics.Vs (=Husz) a wooden church with two bells, there were 40families, but as I know, many of them are refugees.Barlad: a wooden church with two bells, ten CatholicfamiliesTrotus: stone church with two bells, ten Catholic families,living in the forest.Stanesti: 12 families.Manesti: Bano, Fontanelle: all fled.Trebes: there were 40 families, all fled.