Homoródszentmárton település- és népesedéstörténete, különös tekintettel a 19. századra
Historic and Demographic Information from Homoród- szentmárton, with Special Emphasis on the 19th Century

Summary/Abstract: The Hungarian Government declared 2016 a memorial year in remembrance of St. Martin of Tours, one of the patron saints of Hungary, who was born in 316 or 336 AD in Savaria (today Szombathely, Hungary). This article contributes to the jubilee year a historical overview of Homoródszentmárton a representative settlement with a Transylvanian Unitarian community. The study presents some of the relevant church records and a few special moments of the local history. It also includes information about the church buildings and the graveyards of the village based on the family registers and the archival record from the local church. Lastly it also includes some specifics about the local denominations. Beside the protestant (Unitarian and Calvinist) majority we focus on the data and archival records of the Greek Catholic minority too, which was always considered a foreign-origin community by the local majority. In this context the study includes important facts which make possible a brief overview of the connectionsbetweensomeofthelocalnoblepersonalitiesandthedenominational rivalries. This article is a product of an ongoing Family Reconstitution research study which focuses on Homoródszentmárton village records. The article summarizes the basic demographic data gathered from the nominal church records (Unitarian, Calvinist and Greek Catholic) which preceded the existence of Transylvanian official state records, which were introduced officially in October 1895. Furthermore, the article highlights a few memorable moments from the period between the second half of the 18th century up to the first quarter of the 20th century.

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