Church of the Birth of Mary (Naxxar)
The Church of the Birth of the Virgin ( Maltese Il-knisja Arċipretali u Matriċi tat-Twelid ta 'Marija ) is the Roman Catholic parish church of Naxxar , Malta .
The church was built between 1614 and 1630 in the shape of a Latin cross . Aisles were added in the early 20th century and the church got a new facade.
At the beginning of the 17th century this was the parish church for all of the north of the island; the community extended to Mellieħa. The communities of Għargħur, Mosta, Mellieħa and St. Paul's Bay were formed from the original municipality area.
source
- Information board in front of the church
Web links
Commons : Church of the Birth of Mary (Naxxar) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Basic information (Archdiocese of Malta)
Coordinates: 35 ° 54 ′ 53.3 " N , 14 ° 26 ′ 41.1" E