Zabbar - Our Lady of Graces Church Attractions
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The two casals of Zabbar and Zejtun are similar in many ways. They both grew out of agricultural communities and both enjoyed the dubious honor of Grand Master Hompesch's patronage. It has lost its old country feel, becoming one of the area's largest communities with few rural features remaining.
The fussy, confused-looking parish church of Our Lady of Graces sits alone on an island site. Designed by Tommaso Dingli in 1641, it has since been added to by others less skilled. The dome was replaced in 1928.
The stunning barrel vault in the nave, the bays of which are decorated in a linear pattern, is one of the best surviving features of Dingli's original design.
The church has a small museum established in the 1950s (open Sundays), consisting of votive paintings from sailors miraculously or fatefully rescued from the seas by Our Lady of Graces.
The fussy, confused-looking parish church of Our Lady of Graces sits alone on an island site. Designed by Tommaso Dingli in 1641, it has since been added to by others less skilled. The dome was replaced in 1928.
The stunning barrel vault in the nave, the bays of which are decorated in a linear pattern, is one of the best surviving features of Dingli's original design.
The church has a small museum established in the 1950s (open Sundays), consisting of votive paintings from sailors miraculously or fatefully rescued from the seas by Our Lady of Graces.
