The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

In Roman there is a single catholic family and a woodenchurch.In Galati, a town near the Danube, the people are catholics,heretics and schismatics as well. Here father Fra Antonio Rossifrom Mondaino is serving as a missionary; he preaches inRumanian, although the catholics are called Hungarians.In Baia, for fifty years missionaries have been serving andstill carrying on. For 17 years Vito Pilutio has been serving andpreaching in Rumanian. Earlier, people were Lutheran, they fledfrom the Saxons' land and other parts. The missionariesconverted them to the catholic religion."Original text in Italian: MCSMO, page 260-26154. June 1644Report of Missionary Paul Beke about Moldavia,the catholics Communities from here"All Rumanians from Moldavia are schismatics, theHungarians and Saxons are Catholics, this religion beingconsidered as Hungarian religion in this part of the country, andthe priest is called Hungarian, too, even if he is German orPolish.Balthasar Gyurgyei is the single priest from Moldavia, camefrom ours from Hungary, who is building through words andhis example, while the others are breaking down, not building.Let's go to the towns, where the number is large enough, themost of them being Hungarian. Trotus, Bacau, Husi and manyvillages. In other towns as Barlad, Galati, Roman there aremany Hungarians, and they have churches all over. The Saxontowns are Cotnari and Baia. In Neamt and Suceava are Germansmixed with Rumanians. In the other towns Hungarians andSaxons are living, as well.Iasi: this town is situated on two big hills, it has over 7000houses, better to be called huts. There are plenty of churches inthis town, nearly 60 in number and 7 famous monasteries ManyArmenian and Rumanian schools are found here.For the ones who go from here to the Tatars, the first stopshould be in Ciubarciu, under the rule of the Khan. Themajority here are Hungarians. The mayor is Hungarian, as well.