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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/133146| Title: | L-altar maġġur fil-knisja arċipretali taż-Żurrieq |
| Authors: | Mangion, Anthony |
| Keywords: | Parish Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria (Żurrieq, Malta) -- History Church decoration and ornament -- Malta -- Żurrieq -- History Altars -- Malta -- Żurrieq -- History Zahra, Pietro Paolo, 1685-1747 Alpheran de Bussan, Paul, Bishop of Malta, 1684-1757 Catholic Church -- Customs and practices Marble sculpture -- 19th century -- Malta -- Żurrieq Dalli, Giuseppe, active 19th century Adrario, Vincenzo, active 19th century Scultpors -- Malta -- 19th century Durante, Gregorio, active 18th century Silverwork -- Malta -- Żurrieq -- 21st century Pirotta, Ġużeppi, 1905-1994 Charles Borromeo, Saint, 1538-1584 Żurrieq (Malta) -- Church history |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | Żurrieq : Parroċċa Santa Katarina |
| Citation: | Mangion, A. (2015). L-altar maġġur fil-knisja arċipretali taż-Żurrieq. Programm festa Santa Katarina V.M., Żurrieq 2015, p. 5-7, 9, 11, 12. |
| Abstract: | Dan l-artiklu jiddokumenta l-istorja u l-iżviluppi tal-altar maġġur fil-Knisja Arċipretali ta' Santa Katarina fiż-Żurrieq. Jittratta l-kuntest storiku, id-disinn arkitettoniku u l-importanza liturġika tal-altar, kif ukoll il-kontribuzzjoni ta' diversi artisti u benefatturi matul is-sekli. Il-knisja l-ġdida inbniet bejn l-1633 u l-1657 fuq il-bażi ta’ struttura preċedenti. L-altar maġġur kien oriġinarjament tal-ġebel, bi tabernaklu tal-injam. Matul is-sekli, ġie sostitwit u mtejjeb b’disinji aktar artistiċi u elaborati. Fl-1731, ġie kkummissjonat altar ġdid mill-marmista Gregorio Durante u l-iskultur Paolo Zahra. Dan kien miksi bl-irħam u kellu tabernaklu ġdid tal-injam. Fl-1900 il-presbiterju ġie miksi bl-irħam minn Giuseppe Valenti, u l-altar ġie kkonsagrat mill-ġdid. Fl-1959 saru dekorazzjonijiet ġodda fuq it-tabernaklu minn Joseph Pirotta tan-Naxxar. L-altar maġġur tal-Knisja taż-Żurrieq mhux biss għandu valur artistiku u storiku, iżda jirrifletti wkoll it-tradizzjonijiet reliġjużi u liturġiċi tal-Knisja Kattolika matul is-sekli. Matul iż-żmien, ġie rrestawrat u arrikkit minn diversi benefatturi u artisti, li ħolqu monument uniku fil-kultura reliġjuża Maltija. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/133146 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCFADA |
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| L-Altar Maġġur fil-Knisja Arċipretali taż-Żurrieq.pdf | 6.32 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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