Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception, Bormla

Collegiate of the Immaculate Conception
The Collegiate Parish church of the Immaculate Conception
Il-knisja Kolleġġjata Arċipretali tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni
The church towering above Cospicua
Collegiate of the Immaculate Conception
35°52′52.5″N 14°31′14.3″E / 35.881250°N 14.520639°E / 35.881250; 14.520639Coordinates: 35°52′52.5″N 14°31′14.3″E / 35.881250°N 14.520639°E / 35.881250; 14.520639
Location Cospicua
Country Malta
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Website of the Basilica
History
Status Active
Founded 1586
Dedication Immaculate Conception
Consecrated 25 May 1732
Architecture
Functional status Collegiate
Parish church
Architectural type Church
Style Baroque
Completed 1730
Specifications
Number of spires 2
Administration
Parish Cospicua
Archdiocese Malta
Clergy
Archpriest Reuben Micallef

The Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception (Maltese: Il-Knisja Kolleġġjata tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni) is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Cospicua, Malta.

History

The original parish church stood on the location of the present church. It was built before the Great Siege of Malta of 1565.[1] It became a parish in 1586. Because of the growing number of parishioners it was decided to enlarge the church. But by 1684 the church became too small thus the construction of the present church commenced.[2] The designs of the church are attributed to Vincenzo Casanova while those of the bell towers are attributed to Lorenzo Gafà. The church was finished around 1730. In 1822 the church was elevated to the status of a collegiate church.[3]

The church building is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Immaculate Conception Parish Church". Retrieved on 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Collegiate parish church dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, Cospicua", Times of Malta, Malta, 10 September 2011. Retrieved on 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cospicua (Bormla) Parish Church". Retrieved on 21 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Collegiate Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception" (PDF). National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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