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| St.Peter in Chains Parish Church Birzebbuga became a parish on the 9th September 1913, and the small church of Our Lady of Sorrows which was just 3 stables converted into a church, became the parish church. Steps were immediately taken to build a larger church (the present one) which was opened for worship on 12th June 1938. Dedication date: 14th May 1977. |
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| St.Peter In Chains parish church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Family Built in 1865 by Canon Albanese from Bormla, the chapel is today used for meetings of the Praesidia of the Legion of Mary. A few decades ago, the two small belfries and the portico were removed. |
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| Holy Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immaculate Conception Benghisa The Church was built in 1822 by a Zurrieq priest, it was enlarged in 1862. Although private property it is used by the Birzebbuga parish for the celebration of Mass on Sundays and Feast Days for the people residing in the area. Marriages may be celebrated in the church. |
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| Immaculate Conception church at Benghisa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our Lady Help of Christians This Doric style chapel was built in 1839 and is the property of the Cachia Zammit family from Ghaxaq. |
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| Our Lady Help of Christians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our Lady of Sorrows The church was built in 1909 and served as parish church till the present Parish church was built. Nowadays it is used by the Society for Christian Doctrine (M.U.S.E.U.M.) for catechetical instruction. |
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| Our Lady of Sorrows church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Sofia Benghisa According to Mons. Dusina's Pastoral visit in 1575, in the area of the old Hal Far aerodrome of WWII, there used to exist a chapel of this dedication. He found it without even a door and threatened to deconsecrate it if it was not taken care of. Again it is mentioned by Mons Cagliares in his 1618 visit. Benghisa was still part of Zurrieq at that time but he listed it under the Zejtun parish. Again in his next visit of 1621, Mons. Cagliares found it lacking necessities and ordered these to be remedied. Nowadays there remains no trace of this chapel at all. |
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| St.Mary Star of the sea A small chapel in Kalafrana used to accommodate British Catholic Servicemen. This room in the old HMS Falcon school could take up to a 100 people. |
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| St.Angelo Built in 1702 on the outskirts of Hal Far. Being close to the old wartime airport, this church was completely lost to enemy action during WWII. |
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| St.Angelo church Hal Far | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St.George This church was built in 1683 over an older building which could be reached by means of a drawbridge, then a redoubt was built in 1715. It was rebuilt in 1863. St George's Bay took its name from this church. At present is being administered by the priests of the Missionary Society of St.Paul. Marriages may be celebrated in the church. |
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| St.George Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St.Joseph The chapel was built in 1871 by Capt.E.V.Zammit, is private property and no longer in use as a church. It contains a painting by G.Cali'. |
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