Church of the Flight into Egypt

Church of the Flight into Egypt
Knisja tal-Ħarba lejn l-Eġittu
Church of the Flight into Egypt is located in Malta
Church of the Flight into Egypt
Church of the Flight into Egypt
35°53′26.1″N 14°30′30.3″E / 35.890583°N 14.508417°E / 35.890583; 14.508417
LocationFloriana
CountryMalta
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusActive
Founder(s)Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
DedicationFlight into Egypt
Dedicated1752
Architecture
Functional statusChurch
Architect(s)Andrea Belli
Architectural typeChurch
StyleBaroque
Completed1752
Specifications
Number of domes1
Number of spires2
MaterialsLimestone
Administration
ArchdioceseMalta
Clergy
RectorPaul Attard

The Church of the Flight into Egypt (Maltese: Il-kappella tal-Ħarba lejn l-Eġittu) is a Roman Catholic church located at the Valletta Waterfront in Floriana, Malta. The church was built in the 18th-century on the baroque design of Andrea Belli for spiritual service of the workers at the Pinto Stores. The church was hit by aerial bombardment in World War II in 1941 and it was then restored in 1989 but it remained unconsecrated. It was opened for church service again in 2006 together with the Valletta Waterfront. The current rector is Paul Attard.[1]

  1. ^ Ciantar, Noel. "Il-kappella tal-Ħarba lejn l-Eġittu - Valletta Waterfront - ", Kappelli Maltin, Malta. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.