Surmiran (Surmiran, Vallader , Sutsilvan , Rumantsch Grischun : surmiran ; Puter : surmiraun ) is a dialect of the Romansh language . It is spoken in Surmeir and in the Albula Valley in the Grisons Canton , in Switzerland .
4-618: Some authors have cultivated literature in Surmiran, notably the Capuchin monk Alexander Lozza . Bab tgi te ist ainten tschiel, santifitgia seia igl ties nom. Igl ties reginavel vigna. La tia viglia davanta sen terra scu ainten tschiel. Igl noss pagn da mintgadé do a nous oz. E pardugna a nous igls noss debits, scu tgi nous perdunagn ad igls noss debitours. Betg lasch'ans crudar an malampruamaint, ma spendra nous digl mal. Amen. This article about Romance languages
8-653: A Catholic school in Genoa ; back then, he started writing poetry in Italian. At age 20 he entered the Capuchin society, where he adopted the name Alexander. Some years afterwards, already a priest, he started presiding over several Catholic parishes in his canton. People liked his preaches and encouraged him to write poetry in Romansh. He was also fond of hunting and photography. In his theatrical play L’appariziung da Nossadonna da Ziteil , which premiered in 1933, he portrays
12-442: A local legend of a Marian Apparition back in 1580. Nowadays, in the place of the apparition stands the church of Ziteil , near Salouf . Alexander Lozza was uncle of Duri Loza (1920–2012), who was parish priest of Salouf between 1949 and 2012, and custodian of Ziteil sanctuary between 1950 and 1999. Loza devoted himself to publishing his uncle's work and to the translation of church songs into Romansh. The work of Alexander Lozza
16-510: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alexander Lozza Alexander Lozza , OFMCap ( Marmorera , 27 June 1880 - Tiefencastel , 13 February 1953) was a Swiss Catholic priest from Graubünden . He wrote poetry in Italian and Romansh language , especially in the Surmiran dialect . Born in a big family, he was originally christened Constantin. At age 15 he was sent to
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