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| St.Catherine Virgin and Martyr Parish Church The town of Zejtun, formerly known as Bisqallin, was already a parish in 1436. The present church was built between 1692 and 1728 and is one of the best works of Lorenzo Gafà. Before this church was built the old church of St.Catherine, commonly known as old St.Grergory, served as the parish church. Dedication date 10th May 1774. |
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| Crypt under the church Photo Jasmine Grech |
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| The Parish Church in the 1900's | Parish church of St.Catherine nowadays | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumption Tal-Hlas This church in Hal Bisbut village now within Zejtun, was included in the 1575 Mons.Dusina report. The present church was rebuilt in 1682 and became known as 'Santa Maria Liberationis' - Our Lady of Safe Birth. During the 18th century it was used as a burial site for babies, with the feast being celebrated on the 15th August. The building itself was restored in 1859. Some of the old paintings which used to belong here, now can be found on altars and in the crypt of the parish church. |
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| Assumption tal-Hlas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inside photo by Jasmine Grech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blessed Sacrament The Oratory of the Blessed Sacrament was built in rich Baroque decoration and adjoins the parish church, claimed to be Lorenzo Gafa's architectural masterpiece. Built in 1692 its deteriorating upper part including the bellcot was very recently lovingly restored. |
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| Oratory of the Blessed Sacrament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inside photo by Jasmine Grech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Spirit The church was built in 1688, designed by Lorenzo Gafa' and attached to it a day care centre for children opened at the beginning of the 19th century. It is now run by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. In 1788 it received a new facade. Nowadays there is daily exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for adoration in this church. |
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| Inside photo by Jasmine Grech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jesus of Nazareth The institute of Jesus of Nazareth was founded by Guzeppina Curmi. The present neo-Romanesque complex comprising the convent and Institute was built in 1913 while the church was built in 1853 and consecrated in 1958. |
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| Jesus of Nazareth church & Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nativity of Our Lady Hal Tmim The church was built in 1597 was duly endowed by Leonardo Tabone who founded an ecclesiastical living there in 1628 as detailed by Notary Andrea Alban in his records. In WWII it was damaged at the back and sadly reconstructed in concrete instead of in the original material and style. Nowadays it is used for the teaching of catechism. |
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| Nativity of Our Lady Hal Tmim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inside photo by Jasmine Grech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Built in 1750 by Marquis Testaferrata as a private chapel, it lies adjacent to his 'Aedes Danielis' palace. It was blessed by Bishop Paul Alpheran de Bussan. The sons of the founder provided for the celebration of its feast of the 25th April. In the 1980s it was ransacked and about $180,000 in gold and silver objects stolen from it. |
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| Our Lady of Good Counsel church. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our Lady of Grace A Visitation church abutting Our Saviour church, (see further down) was already functioning in 1575 according to Mons.Dusina. Aloysius Cassar, left a bequest for its maintenance as detailed in the records of Notary Giorgio Buttigieg of 1542. It also adopted the dedication of Our Lady of Grace in 1636. This church was however canonically deconsecrated a few years afterwards, namely in 1654. In 1747, when Our Saviour church was rebuilt and enlarged, Our Lady of Grace was dismantled and its space taken up by the new church. |
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| Our Lady of Mercy Hal Gwann - Bir id-Deheb In 1575, popular devotion to Our Lady of Mercy maintained this church dedicated to the Assumption. Although in 1618, Bishop Cagliares prohibited its use for public worship, in 1621 he allowed it reopened again. On this occasion, it was referred to as Tal-Hniena - Our Lady of Mercy. After it was once more canonically deconsecrated in 1659, it was again opened for worship in 1679 once it had been provided with a new altar piece as well as with an endowment for the feast and maintenance. On Easter Monday a general procession from Zejtun's parish church to this church used to take place. The present church was added to a small church built in 1865. The most recent additions and restorations were just being completed in 2006. Perpetual Adoration is held here daily. |
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| Our Lady of Mercy Bir id-Deheb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our Saviour The church was first built in 1500. From 1588 onwards it was used as the village parish church for many years being the largest church available between Casal Pasqualino and Hal Bisbut. By 1686 a small choir was added to it and it was rebuilt in 1747 adding the space of the now demolished Visitation church near it (see further up). At one time the walls were buttressed for strength. Restoration of this church was undertaken in the 1950's. Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held here with different Winter and Summer schedules. |
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| Church of Our Saviour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inside photo by Jasmine Grech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred heart of Mary Tas-Sinjura Built by a noble woman Mme Margherita dei Conti Manduca in 1881, this church also serves as the burial site of this same foundress. |
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| Sacred Heart of Mary church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St.Angelo Built in 1670 by the nobleman Girgor Bonici and blessed by Bishop Astiria, this church houses some very good paintings by the renowned Giuseppe d'Arena. Some changes were made to the structure in 1843. Members of the Bonici and Testaferrata Families, including Girgor Bonici himself, lie buried inside this church. |
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| Church of St.Angelo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St.Catherine The old parish church of St.Catherine, more commonly known as St.Gregory because of his feast celebrated there, dates from 1437. The original was built in the 12th century. Beside it, there is a cemetery in regular use. Please see section on Cemeteries. |
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| The church in 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| St.Catherine (St.Gregory) nowadays | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St.Clement The church was built in 1658 by Clement Tabone as thanksgiving for his escape from a Turkish invasion. Today it is used for catechetical instruction and for meetings of the Cathecumenate movement. On Wednesday in Easter Week the procession which in ancient times left the Cathedral now starts from this church to proceed to old 'St.Gregory'. |
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| Church of St.Clement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inside photo by Jasmine Grech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St.John Baptist This church used to exist close to Bir id-Deheb. Its titular picture of the beheading of St.John used to be kept in one of the rooms adjacent to Our Lady of Mercy chapel up to a few decades ago. It now resides in the Parish church. St.Martin Gebel San Martin This Pastoral Centre was inaugurated in 2001 to serve the spiritual needs of the people of the Housing Estate and nearby area who previously were served by St.Clement Chapel, which is very limited in space for today's needs. Sacred Heart The 'Kavallerizza' tower was built in 1613. Around the tower property, the knights of St.John used to hone their horsemanship. In 1876, a donation by noblewoman Margerita dei Conti Manduca helped build the Sacred Heart Chapel within the tower. This is nowadays private property and although it lies very close to Marsaxlokk, it is in Zejtun territory |
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| Sacred Heart chapel within the 'Kavallerizza' tower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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