Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Iż-Żejtun

The Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (locally known as Tas-Sinjura (of the Signora)) is a Roman Catholic church in Iż-Żejtun in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Mary.

The chapel in September 2016

It is listed Grade 2 on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.[1]

The chapel was completed in 1881; its construction was funded by the Noble Margerita dei Conti Manduca. A heavy cornice surmounts the plain facade with a belfry above the cornice. A triangular pediment surmounts the doorway.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Kappella tas-Sinjura / Chapel of our Lady" (PDF). National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  • Spiteri, Michael (2000). A Hundred Wayside Chapels of Malta & Gozo. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-9-990-99306-6.

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35°48′47″N 14°31′28″E / 35.81298°N 14.52446°E / 35.81298; 14.52446