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The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

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Schismatic houses are 350, with 1200 souls and 50churches.Suceava: In this town there are two walled churches. <strong>The</strong>one in front <strong>of</strong> the square is in the honor <strong>of</strong> Bonaventura, 22feet long and 7 feet wide.<strong>The</strong> other church, near the palace is walled, in the honor <strong>of</strong>the Holy Sacrament. It is 20 feet long and 10 wide.Catholic houses are 12, 50 souls, 26 . Schismatic houses are550, with 3400 souls and 16 churches and a monastery.Armenian houses are 400, 2000 souls. <strong>The</strong>y have threechurches and a monastery outside the town, where two priestswith their bishop are living.Baia: <strong>The</strong> church from Baia is walled, in the honor <strong>of</strong> theVirgin Maria Asleep. <strong>The</strong>re is also a chapel, in honor <strong>of</strong> theHoly Trinity.Another church is outside the town, in honor <strong>of</strong> St.Peter,walled, being in ruins for a long time. <strong>The</strong> sacristy is in use as achurch, 10 feet long and 6 feet wide.Catholic houses are 44, 215 souls, 133 .Schismatic houses are 180, 600 souls. <strong>The</strong>y have 4churches.Siret: <strong>The</strong> church here is walled, 18 feet long and 8 wide, inthe honor <strong>of</strong> the Holy Sacrament, was destroyed by the VoivodStefan at the request <strong>of</strong> the schismatic bishops, because manymiracles had happened there. A Dominican monastery used tobe there, now there is no catholic church.Neamt: <strong>The</strong> church here is <strong>of</strong> wood, with stone foundation,in honor <strong>of</strong> the Holy Trinity, the Blessed Virgin and St.Nicholas. It was sanctified by his Highness Bishop Quirini, onthe day <strong>of</strong> St. Martini in 1629. It is 15 feet long and 6 and a halfwide. It has 5 bells, two big ones, two middle sized and a smallone. <strong>The</strong>re was another church in honor <strong>of</strong> the Blessed Virgin,wooden with a stone foundation, 20 feet long and 7 wide, hadthree altars. It has been destroyed by a tempest many years ago.Catholic houses number 17, 85 souls, 65 . <strong>The</strong> priest isSigismund Polish, schismatic houses number 120, 470 soulsand two churches.Piatra: <strong>The</strong> church in Piatra was made <strong>of</strong> wood, 8 feet longand 5 wide, now stands distorted by storms. Catholic housesare 3, 10 souls, 6 . Schismatic are 60, 280 souls and a church.Sabaoani: <strong>The</strong> church is walled, built as it is said, by LadyMargareta in the honor <strong>of</strong> Virgin Mary Asleep. It is 21 feet

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