Bon Kunsill Church, Żejtun
| Bon Kunsill Church | |
|---|---|
| The Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel | |
Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Bon Kunsill | |
Bon Kunsill Church | |
| 35°51′13.3″N 14°31′54.6″E / 35.853694°N 14.531833°E | |
| Location | Żejtun |
| Country | Malta |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founder | Neriku Testaferrata |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Good Counsel |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Malta |
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Maltese: Il-Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Bon Kunsill), is a church located in Żejtun, Malta.
History
The church is the private chapel of the adjacent Ædes Danielis built by the Testaferrata Bonici family who also built the nearby St Angelo's Church.
A permission to build the chapel was given on 7 April, 1753.[1] through the initiative of Neriku Testaferrata and blessed by Archbishop Paul Alphéran de Bussan.
The chapel was consecrated by Archbishop Pietro Pace on December 8, 1891.
In the 1980s the church was ransacked and a sizable amount of priceless valuables were stolen. The church remains the private property of the Testaferrata Bonnici family.[2][3]
See also
Further reading
- Abela, Ruben (6 May 2011). "Our Lady of Good Counsel Feast". Wirt iż-Żejtun: Appreciation, Protection & Promotion of Our Local Cultural Heritage. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025.
- Abela, Ruben (24 April 2012). "Architecture: Chapel of Our Lady of Good Counsel". Wirt iż-Żejtun: Appreciation, Protection & Promotion of Our Local Cultural Heritage. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025.
References
- ^ Degiorgio, Stephen; Fiorentino, Emmanuel; Fiorentino, Girolami (2004). Antoine Favray (1706-1798): A French Artist in Rome, Malta and Constantinople. Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti. p. 98. ISBN 9789993210269.
- ^ "Our Lady of Good Counsel Feast" Wirt iz-Zejtin. Retrieved on 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Żejtun" Malta-Canada, Malta. Retrieved on 26 July 2017.