St Bartholomew's Chapel, Żurrieq

The Chapel of St Bartholomew is a Baroque Roman Catholic chapel located in Żurrieq, Malta.

Chapel of St Bartholomew
Il-Kappella ta' San Bartilmew
Chapel of St Bartholomew
35°49′53.9″N 14°28′36.7″E
LocationŻurrieq
CountryMalta
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusActive
DedicationSt Bartholomew
Architecture
Functional statusChurch
Administration
ParishŻurrieq
ArchdioceseMalta
Clergy
ArchbishopCharles Scicluna

History

The original chapel of St Bartholomew was built in the year 1482. It was one of the churches which the apostolic administrator Bishop Dusina visited during his apostolic visit in 1575. Bishop Dusina reports that the church was ina very good state and was equipped with all necessary things to function as a church however it lacked a rector and an income. The feast of St Bartholomew was celebrated every year with vespers and a mass, with expenses paid by Mikiel Magion. However the chapel was abandoned and by the year 1658, the Bishop of Malta Miguel Juan Balaguer Camarasa deconsecrated the chapel and ordered it closed. A new church was built instead of the old one in 1775 and was blessed by the parish priest of Żurrieq Reverend Ġużepp Agius on January 11, 1784.[1] [2]

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References
  1. Brincat, A. M. "Il-kappella ta’ San Bartilmew ~ Żurrieq ~", Kappelli Maltin. Retrieved on 29 October 2016.
  2. "Restoration Of Zurrieq chapel in final phase", The Malta Independent, Malta, 25 May 2006. Retrieved on 11 November 2016.
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