Obraz Užskej stolice na základe kanonickej vizitácie z roku 1734
The Image of Ung County Based on the Canonical Visitation from 1734

Summary/Abstract: The canonical visitation focused on parishes Uzhgorod (Ужгород), Vojnatina, Onokovce (Оноківці), Senné, Pavlovce nad Uhom, Ratovce (Ратівці), Jovra (Ёр, today Сторожниця), and Ruská. In Uzhgorod, there was a temple dedicated to Saint George, which was situated on the salt street and inside were three bigger and two smaller altars. The bigger altars were dedicated to Saint Ladislaus and Saint Stephen, Saint George, and Saint Mary the Virgin, while the smaller altars were dedicated to Saint Elisabeth and Saint Catherine, Saint John of Nepomuk with Saint Rosalie, and Christ in the middle. The parish Jovra had a parish temple dedicated to Virgin Mary Queen. The local temple was from brick and had three altars. The first one was dedicated to Virgin Mary, the smaller ones were dedicated to Saint Barbara and Saint Sebastian. In Jovra, there was a teacher named Michal Kertés, who was paid in kind and with one florin. The parish Ratovce had a brick temple in a horrible condition. The temple was being under reconstruction in the year 1734 and there was an altar without a picture or a patron. The administer of the parish was John Enickei, his re-Catholic activity was focused on praying litany with the locals in their language. The parish Ruská was located on a confessionally mixed territory. The temple was made from brick and there were two altars. The third one was being produced, it should have been dedicated to Holy Cross. The parish was administered by Andrej Moštenský, who prayed prayers such as Our Father, Hail Mary, I believe in God, or Litany with the locals in their language. In the parish Pavlovce nad Uhom, there was a brick temple with one altar. The altar did not have a patrocinium since the temple had been used by the Calvinists. The administer of the local parish was Nicolas Berekovič. The parish Senné was administered by John Zaffian. The local temple was made from brick and inside there were three altars. The main was with the title of Assumption of Virgin Mary. The smaller altar had depictions of Evangelists in corners, and in the middle, there was a picture of Virgin Mary, Saint George, and Lamb of God. The third altar depicted John the Baptist. The title of the temple was Visitation of the Virgin Mary’s holiday. Onokov’s parish was located north of Uzhgorod. The temple in Onokovce was made from wood and dedicated to the Assumption of Virgin Mary. The title of the temple was depicted on an altar, other altars or pictures were not found in the church. The parish was administered by Sebastian Kašaj, who was 40 years old. In his surroundings, there were mainly presbyters orientated to Greek ceremony. The most specific parish was Vojnatina. The parish was a mission village where John Patkovič worked. Between Uzhgorod and Michalovce, there was a big amount of broken or devastated temples. As the first one, the temple in Vojnatina was renewed. The temple was from brick and inside there was one altar with the title of Holy Cross brought from Uzhgorod.

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