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Church of St Nicholas, Siġġiewi

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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
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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.
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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
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is celebrated with great solemnity while on December 6 the liturgical feast of the saint is celebrated.
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Siġġiewi was listed as one of Malta's first parishes by Bishop Senatore de Mello in his
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which was located elsewhere in the village and which now lies in ruins.
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National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
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classified as a heritage site in 1998 and were restored in 2007.
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http://www.malta.com/en/local-information/parish-church/siggiewi
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http://www.malta-canada.com/churches-chapels/Siggiewi.htm
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The titular painting in the church is by the artist
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35°51′17″N 14°26′17″E / 35.8546°N 14.4381°E / 35.8546; 14.4381
Siġġiewi
Malta
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Website of the Church
Dedication
Saint Nicholas
Parish church
Architect(s)
Lorenzo Gafà
Style
Baroque
domes
spires
Materials
Limestone
Archdiocese
Malta
Parish
Siġġiewi
Archbishop
Charles Scicluna
Archpriest
Director of music
Roman Catholic
parish church
Siġġiewi
Malta

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