On Friday 24 March 2017 at 19:30 the Carmelite Friars in collaboration with Faculty of Theology, the Maltese, Arabic and Libraries’ Departments will be organising a public talk on this version at the Mdina Carmelite Church.
Speakers:
Prof. Manwel Mifsud
Prof. Martin Zammit
Dr Olvin Vella
Dr William Zammit
Lately in the Mdina Carmelite Priory Archives, friars discovered an interesting manuscript volume, probably unique, entitled ‘Instruzione de’ Capellani e specialmente de Geroslimitani’. Considering that Carmelites often ministered to the Knights and cherished a cordial and friendly relationship with them the discovery was not such of a surprise. However, upon analysing the manuscript, the volume revealed more surprising details, most important of all an archaic version of the popular Catholic Marian prayer Hail, Holy Queen. The transcribed version has interesting grammatical details and sheds new light on the locals’ spoken idiom in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The prayer, together with an analysis was published in the latest edition of Arkivju 7 (2016).
Attendance is free of charge
Attendance is free of charge
See full details at www.carmelitepriory.org/events_items/thabbira-marija