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The
Parish Church of Mellieha is dedicated to the
Birth of Our Lady, and was built between 1881 and 1898. All
the stone was cut from a nearby quarry at l-Ahrax tal-Mellieha and
transported up to Mellieha by the local peasants, who worked laboriously
to see their wish of having a new church come true. Once the church's
building was completed, the Parish Priests Dun Frangisk Magri, Dun
Carlo Cortis and Dun Indri Fenech endeavoured to embellish the interior.
Thus between 1920 and 1940 the belfries and dome
were erected, five bells dedicated
to St. Frances,
St. Joseph, St. Anthony,
St. Paul and the
Virgin Mary were brought from Milan, and the church altars were
decorated with paintings by the best Maltese artists, including
the renowned Giuseppe Calì and Lazzru Pisani.
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David Muscat
(For further information please contact dmusc@waldonet.net.mt)
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The
Church's interior |
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Click
on the images to enlarge: (Photography by Ivan Vella)
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The
Church's interior |
The
Parish Church from the Square |
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Opening
Hours of the Parish Church: |
Monday - Thursday |
06.00 - 08.30, 17.00
- 19.30 |
Friday |
16.00 - 19.30 |
Saturday |
06.00 - 08.30, 16.00
- 20.00 |
Sunday |
05.30 - 12.00, 16.00
- 18.30 |
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Masses
celebrated in the Parish Church: |
Monday - Friday |
06.30, 07.30, 18.30 |
Saturday |
06.30, 07.30, 17.00,
18.30 |
Sundays and feasts |
06.00, 07.00, 08.15,
09.30, 11.00, 17.00 |
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