Kinces, Diana: Tăşnad. Chid cultural. Istoric (Satu Mare, 2015)

Education

commonly known as the census of Innocentie Micu Klein, mentioned Sărăuad as a place with mixed population that had 51 family heads and the priest Precup, orthodox, who served in the wooden church of the village. In 1750 the village was mentioned with 349 inhabitants, with a priest. In 1762 were marked 115 Orthodox families, but without a priest, 3 families of Greek Catholics and two Greek Catholic priests. In 1797 were noted in Sărăuad as the great owners, the families Tisza, Pechi, Véer, Ravazdi and Kabos and as the smallholders, the families Banfi, Karolyi Iosif, More, Kover, Sandorhazi etc. In the list of the nobles appeared the families Pap, Odor, Szabó, Kineses, Petri, Szatmári, Barta etc. Also were noted Orsi István, Calvinist priest and Stefan Balint, Greek Catholic priest, the cantor Szakara Andre, Romanian and the teacher Samuel Kepes, Calvinist.

In 1847 in Sărăuad lived 830 inhabitants, of which 15 Romano Catholics, 559 Greek Catholics (Romanian), 1 Lutheran, 230 Calvinists and 25 Jewish. The census from 1850 noted 1151 inhabitants, of which 753 Romanian, 352 Hungarian and 21 Jewish. In 1880 the village had 1093 inhabitants in 194 houses, of which 726 were Greek Catholics, 308 Calvinists, 22 Romano Catholics, 28 Jewish and 9 Evangelicals being noted 216 people that known to read and write. In 1900 the village had 961 Greek Catholics, 472 Calvinists, 25 Jewish and a Catholic. The confessional school (teacher loan Pop) was frequented by 112 children, and the Sunday school was frequented by 41 young people.

In an monography of the school from Sărăuad, written in 1933 by the school head, Vasile Ardelean is mention the cultural circle „Grigore Maior", a circle of teachers from the villages Sărăuad, Cig, Săcăşeni, Chegea, Păgaia and Resighea that was meant to enlighten the rural population through well-defined programs and activities.

But the one who brought the fame of the village is undoubtedly the great Greek Catholic Bishop Grigore Maior. He remained in the memory of the documents by his exceptional initiatives, especially in education. He founded almost 200 schools in his vast diocese, a foundation in Blaj, through which, every year, 200 poor students received the bread needed to survive, sent to Rome to study the leaders of the Transylvanian School: George Şincai, Samuil Micu and Petru Maior and many others great beneficence. Also Grigore Maior proved dignity in the relations with the Imperial Court and with the Episcopacy, retreating from the office of bishop when he lost the support and confidence, living his last years 1782 - 1785 retired to the monastery from Alba lulia, being bitterly regretted by the people and clergy. By his actions, by his generosity (he left most his wealth for cultural and ecclesiatical purposes), by the tragedy of his life, the bishop Grigore Maior remained in the collective memory of the area.

The Orthodox Church St. Gregory the Theologian

The actual orthodox worship place is the old church built in 1777 on the initiative and material support of the Greek Catholic Bishop Grigore Maior (1715-1795), modified in 1900 (the altar was added and was raised the tower with 4m) and renovated in 2014, when it was also dedicated to the „Saint Martyrs Brâncoveni". The church building, raised on the place of the old wooden church, has a single nave with a semicircular apse. The tower above the nave has semicircular windows on each side. Below them are located roundness windows which lights the first level of the tower. The exterior of the building is plastered in white. Also Grigore Maior bought for the church a