The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

number and they have a metropolitan, Armenians amount to3000, have a bishop, who lives in the monastery.34. Siret: (Seredvasar) In the Rumanian Seredest, fromthe river Sered. On a hill there was a church and a miraculousspring. That's why lots of schismatic turned to Catholicism. Thevoivod, following the schismatic priests' advice, destroyed thechurch and the monastery, and the others from Moldavia, aswell. So only the church from Baia escaped. The catholicbelievers joined the schismatic, or they dispersed. Two bellsfrom the catholic church from Siret were transported to theschismatic Bishopric in Radauti, and three to a schismaticchurch from Siret.35. Harlau: (Herlo) It was occupied by Hungarians, in500 houses, now in five houses live19 person. They had astone church, 40 feet long and 16 wide, now only the walls andthe sacristy are intact. There are three altars in the church. Theparish and the teacher's house were pulled down, only thefoundation remaining. Some things from the church weretransferred to Cotnari and given into the custody, a cross, onwhich is written: alia parte crucis sunt annotatae reliquiae SanctiEmerici, Sancti Stephani, Sancti Ladislai, Sanctae Chatarinae =the relics of the Saints Emeric, Stefan (Hungary's king),Ladislau (Hungary's king), Catarina. The schismatics have twochurches of stone and two of wood. They live in 200 houses, 12years ago it was inhabited by Hungarian catholics, when mostof them died, the survivors joined the Rumanians.36. Cotnari. (Kuthnar) (the origin of the town originallywas named after the German Gutnar, who was sent by theHungarian king). The inhabitants are Saxons, Hungarians,Rumanians, but most of them Hungarians, although the Saxonare richer and exercise authority over the Hungarians. 276 arecatholics, fewer Rumanians. From two Hungarian neighboringvillages 53 men and 55 women came here for unction. For goodleadership of the town there was an institution here, which wascomposed of one Hungarian and two Saxons before, now onlyone and one. The Hungarians own vineyards: Monte Szamar,Monte Kevely, Monte Ploska, Monte Hurubas37. Sarata: (Serata) the inhabitants are Hungarians, 40in number.38. Amagei: Hungarian village (Ungarica villa), 99residents.39. Strunga (Strunga), 4 houses, 2 Hungarians with 11