St Helen's Basilica
| Basilica of St Helen | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Basilica and Proto-Collegiate, Parish Church of St Helen | ||
Il-Knisja ta' Santa Liena Il-Bażilika u Proto-Kolleġġjata Arċipretali ta' Sant' Elena | ||
Style Baroque | | |
| Clergy | ||
| Provost | Mons Louis Suban. | |
| Dean | Anton Mallia Borg | |
| Precentor | Ġużepp Micallef | |
| Chancellor | Charles Gauci | |
St Helen's Basilica (
History
Birkirkara is one of the 12 Maltese
The Ta' Xennu Church was built in 1575 and rebuilt in 1692 on site of the present church that was dedicated to the Assumption. The 17th-century church was demolished to make way for the present St. Helen Church when the parish church was at the time the old Santa Maria Church. A small chapel dedicated to the assumption was included and built within the design of the St. Helen Church as a replacement of the 17th-century church. The St. Helen's Church became parish church soon after its completion and then a basilica.[5] The large garden space of Vincenzo Borg's townhouse was donated by Brared to build the church's front, stairs and main square.[9] When Vincenzo died he was buried in the church's crypt.[10] The church was designed by Maltese Architect Salvu Borg (1662-1733).[11]
The parish was dedicated to
On 5 December 1630
See also
- Catholicism portal
History portal
Malta portal
- Culture of Malta
- History of Malta
- List of Churches in Malta
- Religion in Malta
References
- ^ ISBN 99932-39-16-X.
- ISBN 9781784770259.
- ISBN 9780853310556.
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- ^ a b "Dati Importanti fl-Istorja tal-Parroċċa". Parroċċa Sant'Elena (in Maltese). Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
- ^ Luttrell, Anthony, "The Capella of Birkirkara: 1402", p. 157 (read also footnote 6 and inscription of 'Archivio Vaticano, Reg. Lat. 107, f. 71v-72v (12)' on pages 158-9).
- ISBN 9993210358, 9789993210351, p. 193
- ^ Zammit, Andre (2009), "200-year-old History in an old musty archive". The Malta Independent. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ISBN 9789993291329.
- ^ Xuereb, Philip (2011). "Mastru Salvu Borg: l-arkitett tal-knisja ta' Santa Liena" (in Maltese). Kolleġġjata Bażilika Sant'Elena Imperatriċi Awgusta, Programm Festa 2011: 59–67.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Birkirkara Parish Church". malta.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Grima, Noel (9 December 2014). "The largely unsung history of Malta's bells". The Malta Independent. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ISBN 9789990972276.
- ^ https://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/238258/baroqueroutes10.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Newest collegiate chapter invited by the oldest". St George's Basilica. 7 August 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ Azzopardi, Silvio (4 March 2007). "St Helen's collegiate rights". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ISBN 9781136561337.
- ^ Sciberras, Sandro (May 2015). "Minn xiex għaddejna" (PDF). Festa Santa Marija Birkirkara 2015 (in Maltese). Parroċċa Santa Marija – Birkirkara: 22.