Casa Cosmana Navarra
Casa Cosmana Navarra | |
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General information | |
Status | Intact |
Type | Townhouse |
Architectural style | Vernacular and Baroque |
Location | Rabat, Malta |
Coordinates | 35°52′55.46″N 14°23′56.02″E / 35.8820722°N 14.3988944°E |
Completed | 17th century |
Renovated | 2014 |
Owner | Jonathan Castellari |
Technical details | |
Material | Limestone |
Floor count | 2 |
Website | |
www.cosmana.com |
Casa Cosmana Navarra (English: Cosmana Navarra House) is a 17th-century aristocratic
Location
Casa Cosmana Navarra is found at 28 St. Paul’s Street in Rabat, Malta, next to Rabat's parish church and close to The Wignacourt Museum.[1][2]
History
Casa Cosmana Navarra
Cosmana Navarra was a devotee of
Cosmana was the mastermind after the various parts of the rebuilding of St. Paul Parish Church
Eventually Cosmana had paid for the titular painting of the church in 1678, followed by the church patio (or courtyard) a year later in 1679. Cosmana had written to Grandmaster
Cosmana died on 30 January 1687 when she was 87 years and was interned at the San Anton Chapel, that is found inside the St. Paul Parish Church. Her ambitious plan for the reconstruction of the parish church was finished before her death. In remembrance of her as the founder and philanthropist of the parish church there are at least two art works depicting her inside the church; one features her next to Casa Cosmana Navarra and the parish church. Significantly these paintings feature: the side patio (Zuntier) of the parish church and the designs (plans) of the church in her hands.[24] These images were intentionally painted to convey a message of her being the projects' main philanthropist; it significantly lead to her house, Casa Cosmana Navarra, to be featured first inside the church as a painting, and secondly (after demolishing several other houses to build the church’s patio) physically let her house featuring in an outstanding position next to the church.[25][26]
In 1735, artist
Architecture
Casa Cosmana Navarra is considered as a traditional Maltese townhouse.[33] It has a vernacular and modern facade, that includes a closed timber balcony and two neoclassic columns uncommon to the time. In the inside it features some baroque architecture[34] including the coat-of-arms of the family, the decorative archways from a room to the other upstairs, and features in the former courtyard (now a room as well). It has several spacious rooms inside. Most of the building is a restaurant and open to the public.[35][36]
Since the 20th-century Casa Cosmana Navarra has been a
Further reading
- Borg, Victor Borg (13 January 2019). "Revealed: property magnate's massive development in Qala - Extensive piece of land linked to magistrate's family". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020.
References
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- ^ 14 September 2014, "Two are better than one", Times of Malta.
- ^ Caruana Dingli, Petra (2022). Writing a Family Narrative: The Three Houses of Cosmana Navarra. Non Omnis Moriar: Essays in Memory of Dun Gwann Azzopardi: Wignacourt Museum. p. 12–32.
- ^ Thake, Conrad Gerald (1996), "MDINA: Architectural and Urban Transformations of a Citadel in Malta". University of California, Berkeley. p. 62.
- ^ Roman city
- ^ "Rabat", Malta-Canada.
- ^ Rev Can. John Azzopardi (2004), "Cosmana Navarra", Lecture about Cosmana Navarra, Centro Cultural Hispano Maltés.
- ^ "The Side-by-side Churches of St. Paul and St. Publius", The Church of St. Paul, Reach Malta.
- ^ "About Ristorante Cosmana Navarra" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Ristorante Cosmana Navarra, 2007.
- ^ "Ristorante Cosmana Navarra" Archived March 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, 2007.
- ^ Salvatoris, Pallottini (1869), "Collectio omnium conclusionum et resolutionum quae in causis propositis apud sacram congregationem cardinalium S. Concilii Tridentini interpretum prodierunt ab ejus institutione, Salvator Pallottini", typis Sacrae congregationis de propaganda fide, Lyon Public Library (Bibliothèque jésuite des Fontaines), p. 90.
- ^ 14 September 2014, "Two are better than one", Times of Malta.
- ^ "About Ristorante Cosmana Navarra" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Ristorante Cosmana Navarra, 2007.
- ^ "Indulge in a 3 course meal at Ristorante Cosmana Navarra, savor great food, excellent service in a warm ambiance". Deal Today, 2014.
- ISBN 9789993270973, p. 119-20.
- ISBN 9781841624525, P. 224.
- ^ "The Collegiate Church of St Paul", San Pawl - Rabat Malta, Church, 2013.
- ISBN 9780948654046, p. 31.
- ^ John T. Spike (1999), "Mattia Preti: e l'Ordine di San Giovanni tra la Calabria e Malta", Electa Napoli, p. 34-6.
- ^ 16 June 2013, "Unsolved mysteries at Mattia Preti study day", The Malta Independent.
- ^ Azzopardi, John (12 June 2013), Nel Complesso Paolino di Rabat, Malta: opere commesionate a Mattia Preti in seguito ad una concessione di Gregorio Carafa. in Sante Guido, Giuseppe Mantella and Maria Teresa Sorrenti (ed.). Mattia Preti e Gregorio Carafa. Due Cavalieri Gerosolimitani tra Italia e Malta. academia.edu. Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Valletta: Malta. pp. 44-45.
- ^ "The Collegiate Church of St Paul", San Pawl - Rabat Malta, Church, 2013.
- ISBN 9788888615820, p. 10.
- ^ 13 February 2008, "The Wignacourt Museum And its treasures (II)", The Malta Independent.
- ^ "Indulge in a 3 course meal at Ristorante Cosmana Navarra, savor great food, excellent service in a warm ambiance". Deal Today, 2014.
- ^ "About Ristorante Cosmana Navarra" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Ristorante Cosmana Navarra, 2007.
- ISBN 9789993272496, p. 413.
- ^ Cini, George (2003), "Famous 17th century sculptor's works on display", Times of Malta.
- ^ "Indulge in a 3 course meal at Ristorante Cosmana Navarra, savor great food, excellent service in a warm ambiance". Deal Today, 2014.
- ^ "About Ristorante Cosmana Navarra" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Ristorante Cosmana Navarra, 2007.
- ^ De Piro, Joseph, "Mill-Postulazzjoni Sant' Agata Rabat".
- ^ 5 May 2004, "Baroque Routes", University of Malta, Newsletter.
- ^ "Typical Maltese townhouse"[permanent dead link], Restaurants, Homes Exchange.
- ISBN 9781845378714, p. 87.
- ^ "Welcome" Archived January 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Ristorante Cosmana Navarra, 2007.
- ^ 14 September 2014, "Two are better than one", Times of Malta.
- ^ "Cosmana Navarra", Lonely Planet.
- ^ 14 September 2014, "Two are better than one", Times of Malta.
- ^ 16 November 2008, "Caring For people with disabilities and their families", The Malta Independent.
- ^ "Gallery - Restaurant Images" Archived March 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Ristorante Cosmana Navarra, 2007.
- ^ "Ristorante Cosmana Navarra".
- ^ "Cosmana Navarra". Italiani a Malta. November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017., Italiani a Malta, 2015.
- ^ 26 December 2014, "Parking policy to be presented to cabinet soon - minister", Times of Malta.
- ^ "Cosmana Navarra', Italiani a Malta, 2015.