The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

4. PERUGIA, 14TH NOVEMBER 1234POPE GREGORY THE 9TH TO BELATHE 4TH, KING OF HUNGARYSummary: the reconversion of catholics to orthodoxism inthe Cumani's bishopric."In the Cumani bishopric - as we were informed - is living apeople called Vallah and others, Hungarians and Germans aswell, who came here from the Hungarian Kingdom. Livingbeside the orthodox from here, in that time they were fused withVallahians, receiving the holy sacraments from the orthodox,denying by thus the Christian belief and also scandalizing theorthodox believers."The original version in Latin in "Urkundenbuch zur Geschichte derDeutschen in Siebenburgen" von Franz Zimmermenn und Carl Werner, vol.I., pg. 60. Hermannstadt 1892. Translation to Rumanian by Horvath Antal.5. BEFORE 1404THE DOMINICAN MONK, JOHN'S(ARCHBISHOP OF SULTANIEH) REPORT(FROM Asia Minor)"In their belief, they follow the Greeks, although we havemore homes of the Dominican Order and of the Minorites andwe also have many Germans living in these places.A preacher brother who was chief vicar in that regionconverted their reigning prince (of Moldavia) to our belief, andespecially his mother Margaret. This country was bordering theBig Sea in the east, Constantinople in the south, Albania in thewest and Russia or Lithuania in the north. All these nationswere living in the domain of King Ludwig of Hungary, whowas a wonderful man, reigning over fifty years. Everythingwas under his reign even the Tatars' country and the Turksdidn't dare to pass their frontiers because of fear of the king,Here ends my book written by John, Archbishop of Sultanieh -from the entire east, written for the Order of Preacher'sBrothers in the year 1404."