Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Maltese: Il-Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Bon Kunsill), is a church located in Żejtun, Malta.
| Bon Kunsill Church | |
|---|---|
| The Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel | |
Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Bon Kunsill | |
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  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(s) | Neriku Testaferrata |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Good Counsel |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Malta |
History
editThe 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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] The chapel was consecrated by Archbishop Pietro Pace on December 8, 1891.[citation needed]
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
editReferences
edit- ^ Degiorgio, Stephen; Fiorentino, Emmanuel (2004). Antoine Favray (1706-1798): A French Artist in Rome, Malta and Constantinople. 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.
