The chapel can be found on Triq il-Madliena.
With a church, chapel, or cathedral for almost every single day of the year, Malta’s home to some impeccable religious architecture.
Although not nearly as popular as some of the islands’ most iconic churches, Gharghur’s delicately quaint Santa Marija Taz-Zellieqa chapel is unique for a very different reason.
Knisja tal-Assunta maghrufa "taz-Zellieqa" f'Hal Gharghur http://www.kappellimaltin.com/Il-Kappelli/Sett04/GHR_SM_Zellieqa/ghr_sm_zellieqa.html
Posted by Roderick Busuttil on Monday, January 6, 2020
Before this chapel was constructed, a smaller one occupied its space.
Legend has it that, one day in 1560, that is, before the Santa Marija Taz-Zellieqa chapel (as we know it) was constructed, Holy Mary appeared to a young woman at this very spot and went on to heal her from a nasty illness.
After this, the girl and her family went on to build the Santa Marija Taz-Zellieqa chapel to give thanks to Holy Mary.
Facebook user Roderick Busuttil spoke about this very same matter in Facebook group Kappelli Maltin.
He noted how the story of the apparition was repeated by Monsignor Pietru Dusina in his report about his pastoral visit to Gharghur in 1575.
“Dusina wrote that the woman [who was healed] was still alive when he visited Gharghur, although he did not write down her name or the exact date when the apparition took place,” Roderick added.
Have you ever visited this chapel?
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