Church of the Immaculate Conception, Żurrieq

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Church of the Immaculate Conception
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
35°49′31.4″N14°28′15.4″E / 35.825389°N 14.470944°E / 35.825389; 14.470944 Coordinates: 35°49′31.4″N14°28′15.4″E / 35.825389°N 14.470944°E / 35.825389; 14.470944
Location Żurrieq
Country Malta
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
StatusActive
Dedication Immaculate Conception
Architecture
Functional statusChurch
Administration
Parish Żurrieq
Archdiocese Malta
Clergy
Archbishop Charles Scicluna

The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Żurrieq in Malta serving the area referred to as in-Nigret.

Żurrieq Local council in Southern Region, Malta

Żurrieq is a town in the Southern Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and it has a population of 11,823 inhabitants as of March 2014. The first documentation about it being a parish dates back to 1436 dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria. The island of Filfla is administratively a part of the town. The town stretches from In Nigret to Ħal Far respectively in old times the town was a border with Żejtun. There are a number of villages forming part of Żurrieq.

Malta island republic in Europe

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. With a population of about 475,000 over an area of 316 km2 (122 sq mi), Malta is the world's tenth smallest and fifth most densely populated country. Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area at 0.8 km.2 The official languages are Maltese and English, with Maltese officially recognised as the national language and the only Semitic language in the European Union.

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History

The present church was built on the site of a previous chapel dedicated to the Annunciation which was deconsecrated by Bishop Miguel Juan Balaguer Camarasa on 24 November 1658. The church was built by commander James Togores de Valemuola and was finally consecrated by the parish priest of the village Reverend Karm Delicata on 11 October 1739. The chapel was built beside Togores Palace which was later converted into a monastery of nuns. The nuns manage and care for the church as well.

Miguel Juan Balaguer Camarasa

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Interior and exterior

The church has two bell towers and a dome. There are two altars with the titular painting depicting the Immaculate Conception with Saint James the Greater, Saint Leonard and Saint Lawrence dating from the 18th century. [1]

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References

  1. "Church of Immaculate Conception", Zurrieq Parish Church. Retrieved on 02 December 2016.