The Parish Church and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces is a Roman Catholic parish church in Żabbar, Malta, dedicated to Our Lady of Graces. The church was originally built between 1641 and 1696 to designs of the Renaissance architect Tommaso Dingli.
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The devotion to Our Lady of Divine Grace dates back to many centuries and the Sanctuary has since been a centre of frequent pilgrimages. Ħaż-Żabbar became a parish in 1615. The present Sanctuary was built on plans by Tommaso Dingli between 1641 and 1696. In 1738 a new facade designed by Giovanni Bonavia was given to the Sanctuary. The titular painting by the Maltese artist Alessio Erardi was made in 1715. In 1951 it was solemnly crowned by Archbishop Michael Gonzi. During 2001 a 12 star silver diadem was placed by Archbishop...
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Zabbar is my home town. The church (Sanctuary) is dedicated to Our Lady of Graces. This year we are celebrating the 225th anniversary when Zabbar was given the title of Belt Hompesch ( one of the cities in Malta given this title by Grandmaster Ferdinand Von Hompesch....a German Grandmaster of the Knights of St John). Besides the church there is a museum that has artefacts dating to hundreds of years. Do...
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This is recently restored Church and its one of the most buitiful churches in malta! Love it.
It has a long road in front of it and has a lot of history including during the war time when a piece of the Vulcan plane fell off and killed 2 people and injured some more. It is something to look into.
The zabbar feast is also one of the most sought...
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