Pjetër Zarishi
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Pjetër Zarishi or Dom Pjeter Xarishi[1] (1806 in Blinisht, Zadrima – 1866 in Kallmet, Lezhë) was an Albanian Mirditë[2] Catholic priest and poet who established a tradition of the 19th century Catholic literature in northern Albania.[3] He is also noted for his literary contribution to the Albanian National Awakening.[4] His poems were primarily religious and in less extent secular.