Siġġiewi was listed as one of Malta's first parishes by Bishop Senatore de Mello in his rollo of 1436. The old parish church was located in another part of the village, and it was built and enlarged gradually between the 15th and early 17th centuries. The building was abandoned and partially demolished after the present parish church was built, but some ruins still stand and they were classified as a heritage site in 1998 and were restored in 2007.[1]
Present churchedit
Interior of the church
The present church of St Nicholas was built between 1675 and 1693. The church was consecrated on May 10, 1729. In 1862 the church was enlarged on the plans of Nikol Zammit. The side aisles, dome and portico were added. Every June the annual feast of Saint Nicholas is celebrated with great solemnity while on December 6 the liturgical feast of the saint is celebrated.
The titular painting in the church is by the artist Mattia Preti, 'Il calabrese', who was also responsible for the painting on the vault of St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta. The wooden statue which is carried in procession in the city feast day (the last Sunday of June) was sculptured by Pietro Felici in 1736. Fours years earlier, in 1732, the same sculptor had produced the stone statue which still stands in the centre of the square. On its pedestal there is a prayer in Latin which implores the saint to bless the fields which the faithful laboriously till.
^Saliba, Paul C. (2006–2007). (PDF). Malta Archaeological Review (8): 49–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2020.
^(PDF). National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
church, nicholas, siġġiewi, church, nicholas, roman, catholic, parish, church, siġġiewi, malta, dedicated, nicholas, bari, built, late, 17th, century, took, over, function, older, parish, church, which, located, elsewhere, village, which, lies, ruins, parish, . The Church of St Nicholas is the Roman Catholic parish church of Siġġiewi Malta dedicated to Nicholas of Bari It was built in the late 17th century and it took over the function of an older parish church which was located elsewhere in the village and which now lies in ruins Parish Church of St Nicholas of MyraKnisja Arċipretali ta San NikolaChurch of St Nicholas35 51 17 N 14 26 17 E 35 8546 N 14 4381 E 35 8546 14 4381LocationSiġġiewi MaltaDenominationRoman CatholicWebsiteWebsite of the ChurchHistoryStatusActiveFounded1675DedicationSaint NicholasDedicated10 May 1729ArchitectureFunctional statusParish churchArchitect s Lorenzo GafaArchitectural typeChurchStyleBaroqueSpecificationsNumber of domes7Number of spires2MaterialsLimestoneAdministrationArchdioceseMaltaParishSiġġiewiClergyArchbishopCharles SciclunaArchpriestJosef MifsudLaityDirector of musicMro Hermann Farrugia FrantzSacristanCarlos Borg Contents 1 Original church 2 Present church 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOriginal church editMain article Old Church of Siġġiewi Siġġiewi was listed as one of Malta s first parishes by Bishop Senatore de Mello in his rollo of 1436 The old parish church was located in another part of the village and it was built and enlarged gradually between the 15th and early 17th centuries The building was abandoned and partially demolished after the present parish church was built but some ruins still stand and they were classified as a heritage site in 1998 and were restored in 2007 1 Present church edit nbsp Interior of the churchThe present church of St Nicholas was built between 1675 and 1693 The church was consecrated on May 10 1729 In 1862 the church was enlarged on the plans of Nikol Zammit The side aisles dome and portico were added Every June the annual feast of Saint Nicholas is celebrated with great solemnity while on December 6 the liturgical feast of the saint is celebrated The titular painting in the church is by the artist Mattia Preti Il calabrese who was also responsible for the painting on the vault of St John s Co Cathedral in Valletta The wooden statue which is carried in procession in the city feast day the last Sunday of June was sculptured by Pietro Felici in 1736 Fours years earlier in 1732 the same sculptor had produced the stone statue which still stands in the centre of the square On its pedestal there is a prayer in Latin which implores the saint to bless the fields which the faithful laboriously till The church is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands 2 See also edit nbsp Catholicism portal nbsp History portal nbsp Malta portalCulture of Malta History of Malta List of Churches in Malta Religion in MaltaReferences edit Saliba Paul C 2006 2007 The conservation project and archaeological excavation of the old Parish Church at Siggiewi an intermediate report PDF Malta Archaeological Review 8 49 66 Archived from the original PDF on 14 May 2020 Parish Church of St Nicholas of Bari PDF National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands 28 March 2014 Archived from the original PDF on August 10 2016 Retrieved 19 September 2015 External links edithttp www malta com en local information parish church siggiewi http www malta canada com churches chapels Siggiewi htm http www bridemalta com index asp t 11 amp i 55 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of St Nicholas Siġġiewi amp oldid 1136589675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
