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Opening Times | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. Opens 05.00 20.00 (all year round). No visits during church services. Cathedral parking area (at hair-pin bend) opens as church. 1000 16.00 (all year round); closed Sundays and public holidays. A lift is available. Please, inquire at church entrance. L-Ewwel Ħadd Tal-Avvent →.

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Gozo | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. Gozo, the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago, is 14.5 km long and 7.25 km wide. It covers an area of 67 sq km, and has a circumference of about 43 km. Its present population is close to 30,000. The Citadel, until recently known to one and all as Il-Belt,. The city par excellence,. But now referred to as Ic-Cittadella,. L-Erbghat ta’ Santa Marija. Reaching the Cathedral →.

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Museum – Main hall | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. Up the stairs, the main hall is dominated by the Bishop’s Landau built by Nurse and Company of London in the 1860s [31]. The local stone altar [45] was brought from the countryside chapel of St Martin at Santa Dminka, Rabat. Above, there is a picture of the Holy Family and, beneath, The Last Supper, a masterpiece in wax (c1830). Cathedral Archives →.

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Cathedral Interior | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. It is interesting to note that the word nave comes from the Latin navis,. A ship. From the fourth century, churches had generally the form of a ship, the door representing the poop and the apse the prow. The community inside the church is symbolised by the ark of Noah and the barque of Peter voyaging through the waters of this world to the shores of eternity. In 1739, a triumphantly successful trompe l’oeil. As alr...

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Predecessors | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. The Citadel became the focal point of Gozo around 1500 bc when it was fortified by the Bronze Age people (1500 700 bc) for the first time. This amply proved by evidence from beneath the church and from the approach to the Citadel. The First Church →.

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Devastation and restoration | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. In March 1530, Malta and Gozo were handed over to the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem by the mightiest monarch of the age, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. A collegiate church is one served by a body of secular clergy who are bound to the daily chanting or recitation of the Divine Office in choir. By this time the structure of the church had deteriorated but it was not easy to b...

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Cathedral Exterior | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. The Cathedral, built entirely of the local limestone, is a delightful example of Mediterranean baroque. The design of the facade is similar to that of Giacomo Barrozzi da Vignola for the church of Il Gesù. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. Cathedral Interior →.

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Bishops of Gozo | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. Michele Franc. Buttigieg. 12 Jul 1866 (died). 31 Dec 1876 (died). 11 Feb 1889 (transferred). 20 Jan 1924 (retired). 22 Oct 1943 (transferred). 31 Mar 1972 (died). 26 Nov 2005 (retired). The building of the Cathedral. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches →.

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The building of the Cathedral | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. The building of the Cathedral. This came to an end on 5 September 1800, when British rule (1800 1964) was ushered in. On 16 September 1864, Pope Pius ix established the diocese of Gozo and Comino. The Matrice was declared the Cathedral of the new diocese. A cathedral church is one that is presided over by a bishop and in which the bishop has its cathedra. Or throne. The faithful of the diocese regard the church...

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The Cathedral Museum | Gozo Cathedral

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The Matrice of Gozo. The Cathedral and its Parish Churches. The building of the Cathedral. Museum Picture Gallery →.