Stella Maris Church (Sliema)

The Stella Maris Church in Sliema

The parish church Stella Maris ( Maltese Knisja tal-Verġni Marija Kewkba Tal-Baħar , English Stella Maris Parish Church ) is a parish church at Triq il-Kbira in Sliema , Malta . It is registered in the National Inventory of Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands under number 19.

history

In the middle of the 19th century, the population of Sliema grew so rapidly that the small chapel previously used was no longer sufficient for the number of residents. The architect Giuseppe Bonavia therefore designed a new church. Construction began in 1853 and was completed a short time later. In the 1870s, the church was enlarged under the direction of the architect Bonavia, with two side aisles, a sacristy and an eastern extension added and a dome added. In 1878, Stella Maris was replaced as a separate parish by Birkirkara and received the first parish in Sliema. In 1909, the church was changed again and got a new facade, which - even if the architect had already died - goes back to the designs of Bonavia.

literature

• L. Mahoney: 5000 Years of Architecture in Malta. Valletta Publishing, Malta 1996.

Web links

Commons : Stella Maris Church (Sliema)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Knisja tal-Verġni Marija Kewkba Tal-Baħar / Stella Maris Parish Church. (PDF; 401 kB) In: National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. Sovrintendenza tal-Patrimonju Kulturale, December 16, 2011, accessed on November 22, 2019 . 

Coordinates: 35 ° 54 ′ 43 "  N , 14 ° 30 ′ 14.9"  E