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Church in Valletta, Malta
The
Church of Our Lady of Liesse
(
Maltese
:
Knisja tal-Madonna ta' Liesse
) is a
church
in
Valletta
,
Malta
. The church was built in 1740 on the site of a 17th-century church. The cupola was built to the designs of the Maltese architect
Francesco Zammit
.
[1]
The church is located near the shores of the
Grand Harbour
, close to
Lascaris Battery
and the site of the fish market. It is especially venerated by the people of the port area.
History
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The first stone of the Church of Our Lady of Liesse was laid down on 21 November 1620, in a ceremony attended by Grand Master
Alof de Wignacourt
and many other members of the
Order of St. John
. The church was built with funds donated by Fra Giacomo De Chess du Bellay, who was the Bailiff of Armenia.
[2]
The church appears on the side of a 1664 sketch of the Barriera Wharf.
[3]
The church was completely rebuilt by the
Langue
of France in 1740, and was blessed by
Bartolome Rull
. The church was consecrated by Bishop
Vincenzo Labini
on 23 November 1806.
[2]
The church was hit by German aerial bombardment in 1942 during
World War II
, but it was repaired and reopened on 21 February 1952. It was given to the
Apostleship of the Sea
on 15 September 1961.
[2]
[4]
The church
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The church is built in the
Baroque style
.
[5]
It has a dome and a belfry which was designed by Francesco Zammit. It has three altars.
[2]
The titular painting of the church depicts a legend about three knights and Our Lady of Liesse, and it was painted by Enrico Arnaux.
[6]
The relics of the martyr St. Generoso are stored in the church, and they were transferred there from the chapel of
Fort Manoel
. A statue of the Virgin Mary which had originally been located at
Fort Saint Elmo
is now found in a niche in the church.
[2]
The church building is a Grade 1 national monument, and it is listed on the
National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
.
[7]
Gallery
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Further reading
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References
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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/51888/29/Orizzont_Dawra%20kulturali%20mal-port%20il-kbir%20%2829%29.PDF
[
bare URL PDF
]
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a
b
c
d
e
Micallef, Steven (29 November 2006).
"Chapels Information Malta & Gozo"
.
St.Gabriel Band Club
.
Balzan
. Archived from
the original
on 8 March 2007.
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"Malta, 1664, Valletta Harbour, Fontana Nuova, Schellinks, Drawing, Fine Art Print"
.
Battlemaps.us
. Archived from
the original
on 3 July 2016.
- ^
Scerri, John (undated).
"Valletta"
. Our Lady of Liesse. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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De Lucca, Denis (December 2013).
"The city-fortress of Valletta in the Baroque age"
(PDF)
.
Baroque Routes
(9). International Institute for Baroque Studies: 16. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 2 October 2020
. Retrieved
4 December
2015
.
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Fiaccola, Giuseppe (14 September 2014).
"The church of Our Lady of Liesse and its legend"
.
Times of Malta
. Archived from
the original
on 4 December 2015.
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"Church of the Madonna of Liesse (tal-Ferh)"
(PDF)
.
National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
. 27 August 2012. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 4 December 2015.
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