Horvat, Irina Liuba: Icoane din colecţia Muzeului Judeţean Satu Mare (Satu Mare, 2014)
Introduction
Sâi was sick. Parishes were vacant in the villages Andrid, Pişcari, Racova, Sandra, Cuta, Stâna, Hodisa, Noroieni, Buzesti, Tămâia, Aciua, Tăuti Măqhereus, Homorodu de Sus.125 The church singers who were among the most vocal promoters of Pan- Orthodox movement, were present in much smaller numbers than the priests or villages to the two assemblies: Cărei, Ciumeşti, Sanislău, Resighea, Andrid, Dindeşti, Irina, Portiţa, Vezendiu, Tiream, Ghenci, Istrău, Moftinu Mic, Căpleni, Curtuişeni, Merk (Hungary), Fábiáháza (Hungary), Boghiş, Dóba, Sătmărel, Pişcari, Mădăras, Tătăreşti, Giungi, Petea, Peleşu Mare, Noroieni, Botiz, Livada, lojib, Medieşu Aurit, Băbăşeşti, Potău, Someşeni, Seini, Ruşeni, Socond, Hodişa, Ghirişa, Solduba, Chilia, Homorodu de Sus, Homorodu de Mijloc, Homorodu de Jos, Medişa, Sâi, Borleşti, Apateu, Cărăşeu, Valea Vinului, Măriuş, Roşiori, Pomi, Fărcăşa, Sârbi, Tămaia, Ardusat, Săcălăşeni, Aciua, Tăuţi Măghereuş, Cicârlău.126 Absent singers, undefined reasons: Vetiş, Necopoi, Chegea, Supuru de Sus, Supuru de Jos, Hurez, Racova, Şandra, Cuţa, Soconzel, Stâna, Culciu Mare, Lipău, Moara Borşii, Bârgău, Merişor, Buşag, Băiţa, liba, lank (Hungary), Apa (probably because many of them were arrested!). The church singers that ran away because of the authorities were those from: Sânmiclăuş, Domăneşti and Terebeşti. One was dead (Amaţi) and those from Bicău and Buzeşti were sick.127 The clergy that participated at the meeting of Satu Mare were recorded separately: Petea, Peleşu Mare, Botiz, Livada, lojib, Medieşu Aurit, Băbăşeşti, Potău, Someşeni, Seini, Apateu, Cărăşeu, Lipău, Valea Vinului, Măriuş, Roşiori, Pomi, Fărcaşa, Sârbi, Săcălăşeni, Tăuţi Măghereuş, Ruşeni, Amaţi, Socond, Ghirişa, Solduba, Chilia, Homorodu de Sus, Homorodu de Mijloc, Homorodu de Jos, Medişa, Sâi. The absent ones were those from Noroieni, Apa, Culciu Mare, Moara Borşa, Bicău, Buzeşti, Tamaia, Aciua, Bârgău, Merişor, Buşag, Băiţa, liba, and the one from Ardusat was sick.128 We conclude by stating that keeping the two gatherings of Satu Mare and Carei, with the unconditional support of county authorities, Bishop Michael Olsavszky achieved the goal he had coming in Satu Mare county, which was reassuring the population and returning to Greek Catholicism. It is important to know that there were just these two assemblies (congregation), a factpointed out by the bishop in a letter from Olsavszky to loanBranicson September 4, 1761 in Baia Mare: ’’Exortos in Religione per impostores Transylvanicos in i<ncly>to co<mi>t<a>tu Szatthmariensi causatos tumultus duplici (subl.n.) congrega<ti>one in eoadem co<mi> t<a>tu celebrate”. In the next period, the bishop will remain at the monastery of Máriapócs, as evidenced by the correspondence he receives and sends in here: May 27, May 28, May 31, June 1, June 5, June 10, June 11, June 25, July 14, July 22 , July 31, August 1st 1761 etc.129 He was awaiting of the imperial decree by which he was allowed by the Empress Maria Theresa to conduct a canonical visitation of his diocese, and thus became legal. What he had done in the first 20 days of May 1761 (Episcopal visits) it was quite illegal, but was extremely important in terms of salvation of religious union. 125 126 127 128 129 Ibidem. Ibidem. Ibidem. Ibidem. Ibidem, f. 25-56v. 28
