Kappella valley-Madonna valley-abbandunati
The Kappella tal-Madonna tal-abbandunati ( Eng .: Chapel of Our Lady of Lost Souls ) is a chapel in the Maltese town of Żebbuġ on the island of Malta . It stands at Triq il-Madonna and is registered in the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands under number 7.
history
The chapel was built in 1758 to supplement the adjacent Villa Buleben .
architecture
Exterior description
The chapel is built in baroque style, but the facade differs from the contemporary French rococo and follows a typical baroque pattern. At the corners of the nave there are pilasters in a monumental Ionic order on plinths . Above the over-proportionate entrance, which is flanked by two windows with diagonal metal struts, the facade shows a richly decorated, blown-up gable field , here is a representation of the Mother of God . A round lantern with volute decorations crowns the central chapel.
A simpler sacristy is attached , but it takes up the baroque decorative elements of the chapel. A five-step staircase leads from the street to a small forecourt located higher up, which is separated from the street by a wall.
Inside description
The eponymous altar painting is dated to the time the chapel was built. It is an imitation of a representation from Valencia in eastern Spain .
In the chapel the relics of St. Innocent venerated.
literature
- L. Mahoney: 5000 Years of Architecture in Malta. Valletta Publishing, Malta 1996.
- Conrad Thake: Baroque Churches in Malta. Arcadia Publishers, Malta 1995.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Kappella tal-Madonna tal-abbandunati / Chapel of Our Lady of forsaken souls. (PDF; 600 kB) In: National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. Sovrintendenza tal-Patrimonju Kulturale, December 16, 2011, accessed on November 4, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Chapel of Our Lady of Forsaken Souls. In: Times of Malta . October 1, 2009, accessed November 4, 2019 .
Coordinates: 35 ° 52 ′ 9 ″ N , 14 ° 26 ′ 24.4 ″ E