Bon Kunsill Church, Żejtun Explained

Bon Kunsill Church
Fullname:The Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Native Name:Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Bon Kunsill
Native Name Lang:Maltese
Pushpin Map:Malta
Coordinates:35.8537°N 14.5318°W
Location:Żejtun
Country:Malta
Founder:Neriku Testaferrata

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 Aedes Danielis Palace built by the Testaferrata Bonnici 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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Antoine Favray (1706-1798): A French Artist in Rome, Malta and Constantinople. 9789993210269. Degiorgio. Stephen. Fiorentino. Emmanuel. 2004. 98.
  2. https://wirtizzejtun.com/2011/05/06/our-lady-of-good-counsel-feast/ "Our Lady of Good Counsel Feast"
  3. http://www.malta-canada.com/churches-chapels/Zejtun.htm "Żejtun"