Francesco Maria Travella

Francesco Maria Travella (born March 27, 1802 in Campo (Vallemaggia) ; † between March 1 and 25, 1854, presumably in Giubiasco ) was a Swiss Roman Catholic clergyman and writer.

Life

Francesco Maria Travella attended the College of San Antonio in Lugano , which was run by the Somas people, and then the seminary in Bra .

After his training he was pastor in Campo, from 1833 to 1842 pastor in Vogorno and from 1842 to 1854 pastor in Giubiasco. As a school inspector, who he had been for the Locarno district since 1833 , he campaigned for the writings of Alessandro Manzoni to be more widely circulated in Italian-speaking Switzerland , including the Saggi di eloquencea e filosofia tratti dalle Osservazioni sulla morale cattolica di Alessandro Manzoni from 1834.

Writing

At first he was concerned with Catholic apologetics and wrote various writings on this, and he also wrote a few poems. In 1830 he supported Stefano Franscini's proposed reforms , which he propagated in his magazines. He also published in these, including in the Osservatore del Ceresio and in the Istruttore del popolo and published writings on the reform of the Ticino constitution. In addition, he wrote prayers and treatises on religious topics, a collection of songs and odes and numerous essays on literary topics. He also worked for the magazine Il Cattolico .

His great interest in the theater, especially the tragic genre, can be seen from letters to a friend. In 1837 he wrote Adamo di Camogasco o l'indipendenza dell'Engadina and Rodolfo Stüssi o la guerra de 'confederati contro Zurigo.

Fonts (selection)

• Difesa di un parroco perseguitato . Lugano: Francesco Veladini e Comp., 1828.
• Indole del vero e legittimo interprete delle Sante Scritture . Lugano: Francesco Veladini e Comp., 1828.
• Saggio di alcune poetry . Lugano: Francesco Veladini e Comp., 1828.
• Almanacco sacro per l'anno . Lugano: G. Ruggia, 1829.
• La religione del cuore, o il filosofo cristiano: Dissertazione . Lugano: Francesco Veladini e Comp., 1829.
• Saggi di eloquenza e filosofia tratti dalle Osservazioni sulla morale cattolica di A. Manzoni . Milano: Sonzogno, 1834.
• Cento sonetti di varj autori . Lugano: Co 'tipi di Giuseppe Bianchi, 1839.
• Sullo stile poetico del PD Ant.o Buonfiglio CRS professore di belle lettere nel nobile Collegio Clementino, Accademico Residente Tiberino . Lugano: Francesco Veladini e Comp, 1840.
• Adelaide: tragedia svizzera . Lugano: Francesco Veladini e Comp., 1853.

literature

• Alessandro Martini: Francesco Maria Travella. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 6, 2012 , accessed January 17, 2020 .

Web links

• Francesco Maria Travella . In: theaterwissenschaft.ch.