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Baugeschichte
Urkundlich it is the year of construction Ziteil not, however, the tradition is the year 1581, and we have every reason to this tradition to believe, because the people will never have been willing, the heavy task, as shortly after the wonderful phenomena. The first building was just a small chapel, and the stone on which the drop of blood that were, by the altar for all time.
Even after approximately thirty to forty years, but the need to ship the small church to expand, and this events were probably the two side altars erected.
Urkundlich properly is the Year Number 1679. It was under the priest John Gaudenz Salux of the old altar and a new contract.
Only a few years later, during the priest Florin de Obervaz Candrian of the pastoral care in Salux vesah, Ziteil was recently enlarged and even then a neighbouring building built with a room for a stay of pilgrims and two sleeping chambers. This pastor de Candrian must at all during the long years of its activity (1682-1726) a great influence on the structural enhancements of remote church have had, but now without its successes in detail all the evidence. The simple pulpit, still before the high altar, to pay the Year Number 1704.
From 24 Dated June 1710 the Konsekrationsurkunde, which is still in Pfarrarchiv to Salux. After this deed consecrated bishop of Chur Ulrich Ziteil the church in honor of the holiest seligsten Trinity and the Virgin Mary in the name of the visitation Maria, and the three altars: the high altar in honor of Mary, the side altar on the right to honor the birth of Mary and the to the left in honor of St. Elizabeth. Since then, the Church anniversary on 26 to Ziteil June each year is celebrated. In the same year also seems to be the sacristy behind the altar to have been grown.
In 1724, the painter Xaverio Bayer in Feldkirch the contract, a large votive tablet to paint the Jewels of the sanctuary and the memory of a series of miracles, of which the people had already told. This table shows in the middle of the image of the appearance of the Virgin Mary in the shepherd’s rings and about a number of smaller pictures with the necessary explanations. Unfortunately, the painter is not in the tradition held after Mary appeared dressed in white. It shows us entirely in blue and red Gewandung. The votive tablet was later repeated restaureiert and even now adorns the right side wall of the church interior.
From the years 1744, a new renovation of the high altar reported under the apostolic Protonotar Dr. theol. Damian Francis Gallin.

The importance of Ziteil
Is it not strange that a place that is so troublesome to achieve and so little physical conveniences offered by centuries through its importance to nothing for the people lose? Charities like the zeal, after Ziteil to wallfahren, at times become weaker; quite a halt but he never seems to be.
Unfortunately, from our early years only a few figures on the pilgrims visit preserved, but there, wherever and always new and alterations were necessary, as has always been the devout sense of Grisons tilted in the prayers. Before the time of great Renovation1846-1848, approximately eight thousand people within three months to the church at Piz Curvèr wandered up. For the last few years where you started to count the visitors, following figures are well known:
 
1909 = 1332
1910 = 1476
1911 = 1614
1912 = 1468
1913 = 1750
1914 = 2029
1915 = 2526
1916 = 1980
1917 = 2657

Ziteil, a strange pilgrimage - Songs for Our Lady of Ziteil
Let us now too early morning hour in a high on a mountain wilderness called Ziteil wallfahren! What great grace, how ‘luck was given the good shepherd that he is in the mountains that day was Mother of God!
In the year since 1580 it has appeared in great glory Maria Jakob von Marmels, it was the brave Hirt, the time when his flock about the large Steingeröllhalde moved.
With mild voice ordered that Maria Shepherd, her honor to build a temple. The sky will be the doubters at the truth of the phenomenon itself characters, so it all believe.
A flash remained as a true miracle three drops of blood on the rocks, where Maria stood and where now the high altar is located. More than a half hour remained the herbeigebrachte stone on the ground.
As Salux by the grace of God the many wonders saw daylight and how Ziteil blessed than the Beg Pharos, it recognized that the Mother of God here must build a temple.
The valley saw on the first evening Ziteil shine like a beautiful sun, and heard the plague throughout the upper half stone. Mannigfache worship and many were those, which have prayed there.
From the vast number of examples I will only mention a few, in this temple health obtained. Many types of diseases are cured and through the intercession of the Virgin Mary probably getröstet.
Children who have died; Häßliche in Mauwurfsgestalt born, through you shape and real life gained. In paralyzed hands and feet, hieher led to cars, the same day gesundet its own merits and returned home.
For many, possessed by evil spirit who, nevertheless they were led from afar, and could not add arg harassed by evil had to scream, Mary Ziteil this sacred places of their holy son obtained exemption.
Among the things for forty years dastand building, they have by Mr. Dean de Candrian much added. On three altars is often performed the sacred victims, and the devout Saluxer sing the sacred Offizium.
Those who visited this place, both here and in Rome Ablaß erlangen.Viel thousand people, by far hieher wallen and confess, reluctant to leave the village.
But, I will end, rather Waller! Let not fear you, but do any good spirit in this strict pilgrimage. You will find more consolation through this pilgrimage, when St. Peter was pleased with the return from the mountains Tabor.
With a loud voice, we call upon you, Mary of Ziteil; erlange us your sons, that we remain true faith, we keep in all obedience.
Verlaß we do not, Mary of Ziteil! Looks death in our hour on mild us with your eyes, your son so that we can see through you and with you glad for all eternity.

Ziteil, a strange pilgrimage - Ziteiltage
Two days before the festival! Evening! Silence mountain Ziteil only the water from the stream vorübereilenden roars! Festverschlossen is the house of God and the hospice.
Since knarrt in the way of her Ratitsch a Wägelein. It is the Meßmer of Salux with his relatives. He comes to everything to receive the pilgrims prepare. He opens doors and windows, that the mountain air eindringe in all rooms. With him, the priest was the first the pilgrimage, because even on the morning of the day he reads holy fervor in the fair. Still, it is still at this hour, but around noon already can be seen among themselves on the paths small, black Pünktlein that violate Ziteil to heraufbewegen. The first pilgrims, the tourist interest at the same time a little earlier than the rest leads people up! More and more light up the rooms of the inn, the Meßmer, at the request of coffee or a Schnäpschen a small fee. The priest moves affable among those present to give them a warm hand to press and the internal unit that provide for the blessing of the pilgrimage so necessary. The rest of people, gradually, always too small Trüpplein geschart whole or in processions, singing, with the cross in the middle. Kniend approaching the tired people on the stairs to the sanctuary, at any stage in prayer verweilend.
The first course leads into the church. A silent prayer is spoken, here and there, some singers and spontaneously sing in honor of Mary a song. Here come more often older songs Romanesque effect, it is mostly people from the upper landing Grisons, which they express their feelings. Before the crosses to the access paths, always some believers perform their devotions.
In the rooms or outside in the pasture grass strengthen the pilgrims on mitgebrachten food from the strain. The men open their backpacks, the women their baskets, the food salvage.

The name Mary was the subject of the utmost devotion
“The name of Mary, sweet as nectar, more precious than any jewel, was the subject of the utmost devotion. Nobody should abuse blasphemous, signs of verderbten soul against this bright, so majestic and maternal sweetness venerable names were, you dare not even know anything to say what a lack of reverence would betray her. “
 
Pope Pius XII. in his encyclical “Ad Caeli Reginam of 11 October 1954