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The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

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XVIIth centuries they couldn't come from Transylvania orHungary, because in that time Protestantism was the reigningreligion. Further, we will see in the documents their state <strong>of</strong> lowspirit. Historical reality is also the fact, that many timescatholics from Moldavia were patronized and protected by thereigning prince <strong>of</strong> the country, while difficulties in the catholiccommunities were provoked by the foreign missionaries -Bosnian, Slovenian, Polish, German and Italian - and themisunderstandings between Franciscans and Jesuits.5. Critical attitude. I'm well aware <strong>of</strong> the fact that, afterits publishing, my work will be criticized. I also am conscious<strong>of</strong> its shortcomings, at least in the following areas:I am writing it in the Rumanian language, although I couldrealize a stylistically more precise work in the <strong>Hungarian</strong>. Butmy wish was to <strong>of</strong>fer this work first not to the <strong>Hungarian</strong>s, whoknow <strong>Hungarian</strong> language, but <strong>Hungarian</strong> Csangos fromMoldavia, who know only the Csango dialect and Rumanianlanguage, learnt in school, as I've learnt it as well. <strong>The</strong>refore Iapologize for my stylistic mistakes.<strong>The</strong> reduced dimension <strong>of</strong> the work.For a better understanding <strong>of</strong> the phenomena and events intheir certain complexity, obviously, I should make moredetailed references to the personal circumstances, to thehappenings and habits, to the social states and internationalconnections, political phenomena or the ones belonging tomentality, etc. I renounced to do that for many reasons. Thishistorical procedure has been done by much more competentpeople than I am, by scientists like Maria Holban and PaulCernovodeanu, who led the group, which realized an excellentcollection <strong>of</strong> documents: "Foreign Travellers About theRumanian Countries". I used that collection in my work.<strong>The</strong> authors are referring to the history <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hungarian</strong> Csangosfrom Moldavia, which subject was considered by Nicolae Iorgaas a black hole in the Moldavian history.I considered the fact that large works are not popular withthe majority <strong>of</strong> laic readers, these are for the attention <strong>of</strong>specialists.It would be difficult to collect material funds for editing alarge book, with better quality and maps. A work like this hasto be the cheapest possible, available for the poorest people. Ididn't want to draw financial pr<strong>of</strong>it from it. I just wanted to

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