The village and its owners

The archeologists found ancient buildings remained from the Roman Empire, respectively some graves from the IV.th century, what can be attach to the gothic population.   Up to now the first known data was from 1213 in the registry of Varad. (Oradea).   In the way the inhabitants were service people of Kolozs's Royal castle, the village was named "Zuat".   According to Pope's tithelist from 1332 "Zuach's" minister named Stephen paid 60 men with new money. After the disorganization of Royal county regime the "Sukys" obtained the landed property   During the XIV.th century the noble family shared their properties many times. These writings down of borders are valuable sources according to history of Szovat and church. These sources were also used at the sharing from 1348. The document mentioned the family church what was situated on a hillside and a lime-burning kiln and according to Entz Geza's opinion these referred to the construction of the Suky family.  In 1410 Suky Janos (John Suky) on St. Mihaly day gained the right for an annual fair. According to these was possible that the protector of church was Saint Michael, which was strengthened by the fact that most frequent name in family was Mihaly.  In 1418 on the Konstanz council Janos became court valiant and his shield was completed by king Zsigmond. The old shield, with a three arm crown around stars and a wolf rose from the middle keeping a lamb in its mouth, was changed with a staying wolf looking to the left. For the moment the old shield is in Esztergom, on Suky Benedek's chalice. The wolf was Agmand's father, a nation founder, who lived in the X.th century. It could mean the wolf father. According to Entz Geza the church was rebuilt because of shield changes  - could be possible that Suky Janos did the reconstruction. Janos' sons were also court people, during Matyas' kingdom (1458-1490), who took part on the organization against transilvanian king, and because of this Mihaly was  tortured in the center of  Szeben, and his cousin Laszlo had to emigrate in Poland.  The consequence of conspiracy was the confiscation of Suky family's property until 1474, when  at Szekely Zsigmond's intercession (Ombozi family) the majority of properties came hack to the Sukys. In XV.th century the property was divided. Most of the parts passed to Somkereki, Transilvanian, Haranglabi and Ombozi families through marriages, so Szovat was also divided into section properties. In 1526 Miklos Ombozi related with the Sukys gave 8 horses for the chapel built in Szovat, named Virgin Mary.  According to this act Ombozi family built a chapel in Szovat in XVI.th century.

The Sukys' church and art supporting activity was extremely significant. They donated their church, built in Pokakeresztur to the Gyulafehervar's cathedral with the right of grace lord too. In Visa they also built a church. Benedek Suky donated a chalice, a masterpiece, to the bishop of Gyulafehervar in 1450, which was considered middle-aged Kolozsvars masterpiece. (For the moment is the most famous chalice of Esztergoms Christian Museum. The Sukys also donated important gifts to domonkos-monastery from Kolozsvar (1487-1499), donated to Lowerzsuk's church, to domonkos-monastery in Beszterce in 1526 and to Szovat's chapel in 1526. The last Laszlo Suky, the benefactor of Unitarian Church, renovated the church from Szovat in 1790.