St Martin's Chapel, Baħrija
| St Martin's Chapel | |
|---|---|
Kappella ta' San Martin ta' Tours | |
Malta | |
| Parish | St Paul's Rabat |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Charles Scicluna |
The Chapel of St Martin is a small
Roman Catholic church in the rural village of Baħrija
in Malta.
History
The original chapel was founded in the 15th century. It was mentioned in 1575 in inquisitor
St Paul's Collegiate church in Rabat to encourage locals to care for the chapel. Years later, when Bishop Baldassare Cagliares visited the chapel in 1615 he found that Dusina's instructions were ignored and consequently deconsecrated the chapel.[1]
In 1643, agreements were drawn to celebrate vespers on the eve of the feast of St Martin and mass on the feast day. In 1684, Bishop Miguel Jerónimo de Molina visited the chapel and mentions that mass was celebrated on Sundays and feast days. Around the same year the chapel was rebuilt through initiatives of Cumbo Navarra.[2]
The chapel was used frequently by the locals until a new larger church was built nearby. The chapel was recently extensively restored and is mostly used for perpetual adoration.
Interior
The chapel includes one altar and a painting depicting
St James the Greater and St Philip Neri. It dates from 1735 and is the work of Francesco Zahra
.
References
- ^ "St. Martin's Chapel – Baħrija". Government Restoration. Malta. Retrieved on 28 June 2017.
- ^ Brincat, J. "Il-knisja l-antika ta’ San Martin ~ Baħrija, limiti tar-Rabat ~". Kappelli Maltin. Malta. Retrieved on 28 June 2017.