Chapel of Saint Domenica | |
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Kappella ta' Santa Domenika | |
35°51′48.2″N14°23′4.4″E / 35.863389°N 14.384556°E | |
Location | Dingli, Malta |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Chapel |
Founded | 1669 |
Founder(s) | Marc'Antonio Inguanez |
Dedication | Saint Domenica |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Specifications | |
Materials | Limestone |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Malta |
Parish | Dingli |
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The chapel of St Domenica was established in 1669 by the nobleman Marc'Antonio Inguanez, and it was constructed on his lands as jus patronatus . [1] It is annexed to the garden of Diar il-Bniet. [2] [3]
Today, Mass is celebrated within the chapel once a year. [4] The building is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. [2]
The chapel is small and it has a simple façade which includes a rectangular door and window, flanked by flat pilasters with Doric capitals on either side. Above the pilasters there is an entablature and a triangular pediment which is topped by a small stone cross. [2] The chapel has a single altar. [1]
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