National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
NICPMI Inv. No.
Date of Publication
Property Name
Address
Town Name
Period
Phase
27 August 2012
Church of Madonna of Lourdes
Triq l-Lourdes
Ghajnsielem
Property Owner Religious
Guardianship Deed
01074
Local Council Għajnsielem
Toponym Managing Body
Archidioceses
No
Modern (16th to 20th Century AD)
Modern: British (1800 - 1964)
Cultural Heritage
Type & Value
Architectural
Artistic
Historical
Property Function
Religious
Cultural Heritage
Property Value
Assessment
Conservation Area
High
No
Outline Description
The building of the chapel goes back to 1888 on the design of the celebrated
Emmanuele Galizia in the neo-Gothic style. The builder was Wigi Vella. The church
was finished in 1893.
Property Description
The neo-Gothic façade is embellished with a steepli pitched roof, punctured by
lanced windows and a series of buttresses topped with pinnacles. A circular rose
window adorns the gable over the main door, while, at the other end, a square tower
is topped by a tall, slender spire.
The main portal is set within large lancet arch with jambings on either side which
continues to form two slender small-scaled spires at the side. Above the lancet
window, thre is a large pointed triangular pediment with a tracery window
puncturing the otherwise austere pediment.
The tower has a set of bells and at its top, immediately under the spire, there are four
clock faces.
Scheduled by MEPA
No
Degree of Protection
-
G.N. No.
-
G.N. Date
-
Grech, P., (1999), Exploring The Chapels of Gozo: Malta: Progress Press Co. Ltd Valletta
Recommended
Bibliography
Various, Lourdes Chapel and Dar Guzeppa Debono, Ghajnsielem.com, accessed 10th
August 2012 <http://www.ghajnsielem.com/places/lourdes.html>
Coordinates : Easting
36543
87166
Property Plan
Property Images
Northing : Coordinates