The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

23. Roman: (Roman), not too long ago Hungarians livedhere and Saxons, in 300 houses, over 800 inhabitants, now in 6houses live 36 person. The town is lpopulated by Rumaniansand Armenians.24. Tamaseni: (Tamasfalva). In this part there are sixvillages with Hungarian catholics: Thomasfalva, Dsidafalva,Domafalva Szabofalva, Lokosfalva, Cziskofalva.25. Adjudeni: (Dsidafalva), 163 inhabitants. 26.Rachiteni(Domafalva), 389 inhabitants.27. Saboani: (Szabofalva) the number of inhabitants inthis village is 300, with children.28. Licuseni: (Lokosfalva). Total number of theinhabitants is 40.29. Tetcani: (Steczkofalva). 160 inhabitants.30. Neamt: (Nemcz) this town was occupied by Saxons,they had five churches and now they have only one, built in1629, the number of catholics is 94. The parish and the teacher'shouse is ruined. There are 400 schismatics, and there is afamous Bazilitan monastery.31.Gyula: (Gyula) it had a big church (50x20 feet), butnow only the basement remains, a Greek baron built a castlefrom the materials of the church.32. Baia: (Baja) In the past this town was inhabited bySaxons, 1000 houses, 6000 residents, but now there are 40houses and 256 catholics. There's no other church in Moldavialike this, high towers in sculpted stone, it has five altars. Thischurch was built in 1410, in the honor of the Virgin Mariatogether with the Moldavian monastery, by the illustrious PrinceAlexandru Voda, whose pious wife, Margareta is buried underthe baptistry. Let her rest in eternity with the hope ofresurrection. Amen.33. Suceava: (Sucsavia)... In the past over 8000Saxons dwelt here, Hungarians and Italians, now they are 25 innumber forgot their mother tongue, speak Rumanian. They hadtwo stone churches, one was restored in 1638. Many catholicsdied, their successors turned to the Greek schismatics, togetherwith their families. These malicious happenings here and inother parts of Moldavia are coming from two sources. First,they haven't their own priests to teach them their Christianbelief, and second, they receive no punishment for their sinsand therefore the catholics turn away from their originalreligion, and became schismatics. Rumanians are 20,000 in