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Title: F'lejiet is-sena tal-gublew niftakru fil-fdalijiet tal-martri fis-santwarju
Authors: Bonavia, Karm
Keywords: Church decoration and ornament -- Malta -- Żabbar
Parish Church of Our Lady of Graces (Żabbar, Malta) -- Conservation and restoration
Relics -- Malta -- Żabbar -- History -- 20th century
Reliquaries -- Conservation and restoration -- Malta -- Żabbar
Bosio, Antonio, 1575-1629
Archaeologists -- Malta -- Biography
Christian martyrs -- Cult -- Malta -- Żabbar -- History -- 20th century
Malta -- Religious life and customs
Processions -- Malta -- Żabbar -- History -- 18th century
Processions -- Malta -- Żabbar -- History -- 19th century
Parish Church of Our Lady of Graces (Żabbar, Malta). Chapel of the Crucifix
Parish Church of Our Lady of Graces (Żabbar, Malta). Chapel of St. Anne
Parish Church of Our Lady of Graces (Żabbar, Malta). Chapel of the Rosary
Fratellanza ta' San Feliċjan (Żabbar, Malta)
Muscat, Anton, active 18th century
Priests -- Malta -- Żabbar -- Biography
Issue Date: 1999
Publisher: Żabbar : Parroċċa Madonna tal-Grazzja
Citation: Bonavia, K. (1999). F'lejiet is-sena tal-gublew niftakru fil-fdalijiet tal-martri fis-santwarju. Leħen is-Santwarju 94 : Madonna tal-Grazzja Ħaż-Żabbar, festa 1999 p. 27-41.
Abstract: F'dan l-artiklu li nkiteb sena qabel il-ġubilew tas-sena elfejn minn Karm Bonavia, tingħata ħarsa lejn il-korpi santi li jinstabu fil-knisja parrokkjali ddedikata lil Madonna tal-Grazzja ġewwa ħaż-Żabbar. Dawn huma l-korpi santi, ta' San Feliċjan li jinsab fl-artal tal-Kurċifiss, ta' San Fawstinu li qiegħed fl-artal tar-Rużarju u ta' Sant'Adeodata li tqiegħed fl-artar ta' Sant' Anna. Bonavia jispjega kif l-ewwel Nsara kienu jidfnu qrib il-martri fil-katakombijiet ta’ Ruma, li saru ċentri ta’ qima u pellegrinaġġ. Fis-seklu tmintax, bil-ħidma tal-Inkwizitur Gregorio Salviati, San Felicjan ġie trasferit Malta u l-wasla tiegħu kienet iċċelebrata b’purċissjonijiet u festi kbar. Fl-aħħar tas-seklu dsatax, ġew ukoll ir-relikwji ta’ San Fawstinu, li tqiegħed fl-artal tar-Rużarju, u ta’ Santa Adeodata, li tqiegħdet fl-artal ta’ Sant’Anna, b’ċerimonji solenni u parteċipazzjoni kbira tal-poplu. Dawn il-martri jitqiesu bħala xhieda tal-fidi u eżempju ta’ kuraġġ Nisrani, filwaqt li l-preżenza tagħhom fis-Santwarju ssaħħaħ id-devozzjoni reliġjuża taż-Żabbar u tagħti valur spiritwali kbir lill-komunità.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138432
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