San Ġorġ Basilica (Victoria)
The baroque Basilica of San Ġorġ (St. George) is located on Pjazza San Ġorġ south of the market square in the capital Victoria of the Maltese island of Gozo . It was built between 1672 and 1678, but was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1693 and was therefore not consecrated until 1755. The facade was re-clad in 1818.
description
The church is also known as the “golden church” because of its magnificent interior. Its interior walls and columns are completely covered with marble and it is richly decorated with paintings and statues. Vittorio Cassar was mainly responsible for the designs , the paintings are by Giovanni Battista Conti . The main attraction of the church is a statue of the namesake, St. George . Other artists who have worked at the church include Mattia Preti , Giuseppe Cali, Michele Busuttil, Giuseppe Fenech, Francesco Zahra, Fortunato Venuti, Injazju Cortis, Ramiro Cali ', Filippo Cosimo, Giuseppe D'Arena, Salvatore Bondi', Roberto Dingli and Stefano Erardi.
1958 San Ġorġ by Pope Pius XII. raised to the minor basilica .
Web links
- St. George's Basilica ( memento from February 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on maltesering.com
- St. George's Basilica on traveldk.com
Coordinates: 36 ° 2 ′ 38.4 " N , 14 ° 14 ′ 21.1" E