The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

In this town of Iasi are 96 schismatic houses.Cotnari: Here are 380 practicing catholics and 11 childrenHungarians and Saxons and they have a church, consecrated in1619In this town there is another church, of stone in the honor ofthe Holy Pope and Martyr Urban.In the same town there is another stone church in the honorof St Leonard.There are 100 Rumanian houses, which counts 300 souls.These catholics are keeping their Saxon language and some ofthem are Hungarians, but they all know Rumanian It would begood if the missionary knew Hungarian.Suceava: There are 40 practicing catholics and 10 childrenthey are Saxons. They have a beautiful church, 27 feet long and6 feet wide to the big altar, and 12 feet in the middle. It is in thehonor of the Holy Trinity.In this town is a church in the garden of the ruler, also awall, being 23 feet long and 10 feet wide, in the honor of theBody of JesusThe Moldavians have 700 houses, which count over 3000souls and they have 16 churches. The Armenians have fivechurches, one for the bishop - because the Armenians have theirown bishop in the town.Baia: The number of catholics partaking in communion are160, children 80, mostly Saxons and some Hungarians. Theyhave a large and pretty church, 33 feet long and 10 feet widebesides the big chapel on the right side which is 8 feet long andwide, in the honor of Lord's Mother's Asleep. In the middle ofthe church there is a baptistery with a silk cover and under it wasburied a lady of Moldavia, who was catholic and her husbandbuilt this church, it is written on the wall:ANNO MCCCCX HOC TEMPLUM IN HONOREMB.M.V. DEDICATUM AB ILLMO PRINCE ALEXANDROAEDIFICATUM EST, UNA CUM MONASTERIOMOLDAVIENSI, CUIUS PIAE MEMORIAE CUNIUXMARGARITA, SUB FONTE BAPTISMATIS SEPULTAEST.(This church was built in year of 1410, in the honor of theBlessed Virgin Mary, together with the monastery from Baia,by the illustrious Prince Alexandru, whose pious wife, Margaretis buried under the baptistery.)The wife of Alexandru the Good was Margarita Losonczi.