Fazakas Béla: Naplóm. Az abrudbányai leégett unitárius templom részére személyesen végzett gyűjtésről az egyes egyházközségekben. 1934–35. év
Béla Fazakas: My Diary

Summary/Abstract: From September 14, 1934 through January 20(?), 1935, Rev. Béla Fazakas(1893–1938), of the Abrudbánya (Abrud) Unitarian church, kept a diary as he traveled through Transylvanian Unitarian communities to raise money for the fire-ravaged Abrudbánya Unitarian church. On his journey he was accompanied by Ferenc Biró jr., a congregant. They travelled by train, bus, carriage, and very often by foot. Rev. Fazakas’ son, Béla Fazakas jr. (1926–2019), a former professor at the medical school in Marosvásárhely, gave his father’s diary to Rev. László Nagy, of the Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mureș) Unitarian church. The diary offers a unique insight into the lives of Unitarian ministers and their communities between the two world wars: mainly rural communities facing social and economic problems. The fundraising journey was unsuccessful. Rev. Fazakas bitterly notices that Unitarians were outnumbered by other faiths and too few to be able to realize economic power. The Abrudbánya Unitarian church was never rebuilt.

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