Bon Kunsill Church, Żejtun
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Maltese: Il-Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Bon Kunsill), is a church located in Żejtun, Malta.
| Bon Kunsill Church | |
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| The Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel | |
Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Bon Kunsill | |
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  Bon Kunsill Church | |
| 35°51′13.3″N 14°31′54.6″E | |
| Location | Żejtun |
| Country | Malta |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Neriku Testaferrata |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Good Counsel |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Malta |
History
The church is the private chapel of the adjacent Aedes Danielis Palace built by the Testaferrata Bonnici family who also built the nearby St Angelo's Church. The chapel was built in 1750 through the initiative of Neriku Testaferrata and blessed by Archbishop Paul Alphéran de Bussan. The chapel was consecrated by Archbishop Pietro Pace on December 8, 1891.
In the 1980s the church was ransacked and a sizable amount of priceless valuables were stolen. The church remains the private property of the Testaferrata Bonnici family.[1][2]
See also
- Catholic Church in Malta
References
- "Our Lady of Good Counsel Feast" Wirt iz-Zejtin. Retrieved on 26 July 2017.
- "Żejtun" Malta-Canada, Malta. Retrieved on 26 July 2017.
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