Basilica of the Visitation, GħarbGozo, Malta
The second oldest village parish in Gozo - One of the most architecturally perfect churches in Gozo, this Collegiate Basilica was built in 1699 and consecrated in 1729. The design was based on...
The second oldest village parish in Gozo - One of the most architecturally perfect churches in Gozo, this Collegiate Basilica was built in 1699 and consecrated in 1729. The design was based on Francesco Borromini's 'Sant Agnese' in Agone found in Piazza Navona, Rome.
The Għarb church was built to replace the older, smaller chapel of Taż-Żejt, which is still standing. Żejt means "oil", and it is thus called because legend has it that an old woman once found oil oozing from the side of the church, which she then spread over her body, and was miraculously cured of her ills. This church was elevated to the status of minor Basilica in 1967.
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