The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

churches and a monastery, three of them are Rutens.Iasi: Schismatic houses are 15000. Souls, nearly 60000.45 churches and 4 monasteries. One of them is Ruten, with 25monks. The others are Greek, having 10-12 monks each.Catholic houses in Iasi are 55, 250 souls, 140 practicing, underthe care of the Hungarian priest Paul Bellini. Outside the townIasi in the Miroslavia vineyard are 6 houses with 20 souls, 19 .In Sorogare 5 houses with 18 souls, 10 of them practicing.There is an Armenian church, too, the priest is under theauspice of the Roman church. The catholic Armenians' housesare 60, the souls are 222.Husi: Catholic houses are 81, souls 480, 295 parishioners.In a village called Albesti, at four miles distance from Husi,on the road for the Tatrs are Catholic houses with 56 souls, 27for communion.Vaslui: Catholic houses are 6, souls 25, 24 takingcommunion. Schismatic houses are 230, 700 souls, fourchurches. One of them is Armenian.Barlad: Catholic houses are 25, souls 120, 80 believersThere's no priest. Schismatic houses are 150, 430 souls, sixchurches.Galati: Catholic houses are 13, souls 63, 43 practicingThere's no priest. Schismatic houses are 3000 (!), countingTurks and other nationalities as well.1300 souls, six churchesand a Greek monastery, where 8 monks are living.Cotnari: The church is walled, to the honor the HappyVirgin's Asleep.Outside the town, between the vineyards is a church in thehonor of St. Urban 12 feet long and 5 wide. The priest is aSaxon called Mihai.There is a walled church, too, to honor St. Leonard, 7 feetlong and 4 feet wide. 47 Catholic houses are in the town, 260souls, and 180 .Schismatic houses are 120, 480 souls. They have twochurches.Amagei: The church from Amagei is in wood, in the honorof the Holy Trinity. Catholic houses are 16, souls 102, 80 .There are 20 schismatic houses, 130 souls, having a church.Harlau: The church of the town is in ruins, it has two littlebells.Catholic houses are 4, 16 souls, 10 . In older times therewere over 100 houses.