Basilica of St. Dominic (Valletta)

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Facade of the basilica
Interior of the basilica
Interior view of the dome

The Basilica of St. Dominic ( Maltese Il-Bażilika ta 'San Duminku ) or also known as the Basilica of Our Lady of the Safe Haven and St. Dominic is a Roman Catholic parish and monastery church in Valletta on the island of Malta . The church in the Archdiocese of Malta is consecrated to Saint Dominic and the Mother of God Mary and bears the title of a minor basilica . It is looked after by the Dominican Order , whose monastery is behind the church.

history

The land on which the church and monastery are built was given to the Dominican order by Grand Master Pierre de Monte . Girolamo Cassar was commissioned to draw up the plans. The foundation stone was laid in 1571. The parish was founded in the same year by a decree from Pope Pius V , who is considered to be the promoter of the construction of Valletta. It was determined that the parish of St. Dominic should be the main parish church in the city.

New Church

The old church was declared unsafe and closed after earthquakes and severe storms in 1780. 25 years later the new church was consecrated , the design of which is attributed to the Polish architect Stefano Ittar (1724–1790) who worked in Malta . In 1816 Pope Pius VII was the first on the island to raise it to the rank of minor basilica . Finally, in 1889, Archbishop Pietro Pace consecrated it to Our Lady of the Safe Harbor . (Valletta lies between two large natural docks.)

The late baroque church building with a cross-shaped floor plan has a double tower facade and a large dome over the crossing . The vault paintings, restored in 2017 , are by Giuseppe Calì. The restoration of the choir painting by Pietru Pawl Caruana continued in 2018 . The basilica is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Heritage of the Maltese Islands and is part of the Valletta UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Web links

Commons : Basilica of St. Dominic  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Parrocca Matrici u Bażilika Madonna tal-Porto Salvo u San Duminku on gcatholic.org (Engl.)
  2. ↑ Armando Antista: Disegni di progetto per la Chiesa di Santa Maria di Porto Salvo a La Valletta. Un'ipotesi attributiva. In: Lexicon. Storie e architettura in Sicilia e nel Mediterraneo (Palermo), 21/2015, pp. 81–87 ( digitized version http: //vorlage_digitalisat.test/1%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.academia.edu%2F26414082%2FDISEGNI_DI_PROGETTO_PER_LA_CHIESA_DI_SANTA_MARIA_DI_PORTO_SALVO_A%2F%2Fwww.academia.edu- LT% 3D ~ PUR% 3D).
  3. ^ Restoration works at Our Lady of Porto Salvo Basilica. Times Malta, July 30, 2017, accessed May 8, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Pietru Pawl Caruana painting regains its original momentum. Times of Malta, February 11, 2018, accessed May 8, 2018 .
  5. ^ Church of the Madonna of Fair Havens. (PDF) In: National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. Sovrintendenza tal-Patrimonju Kulturale, August 27, 2012, accessed on October 15, 2019 .
  6. ↑ City of Valletta on unesco.org

Coordinates: 35 ° 53 '53.9 "  N , 14 ° 30' 46.1"  E