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| St John's Co-Cathedral | |
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Kon-Katidral ta' San Ġwann | |
 Façade of St John's Co-Cathedral in 2020 | |
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| 35°53′52″N 14°30′46″E / 35.89778°N 14.51278°E | |
| Location | Valletta |
| Country | Malta |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Website | www.stjohnscocathedral.com |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Conventual Church of St. John The Major Conventual and Parochial Church of the Jerosolymitan Order dedicated to St John the Baptist[1] |
| Status | Co-cathedral |
| Founder(s) | Jean de la Cassière |
| Dedication | John the Baptist |
| Consecrated | 20 February 1578 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade 1 |
| Designated | 2008 |
| Architect(s) | Girolamo Cassar |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Mannerist (exterior) Baroque (interior) |
| Groundbreaking | 1572 |
| Completed | 1577 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 65 metres (213 ft) |
| Width | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Nave width | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Malta |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Charles Scicluna |
| Rector | Victor Zammit McKeon |
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St John's Co-Cathedral (Maltese: Kon-Katidral ta' San Ġwann) is a Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1573 and 1578,[2] having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John (Maltese: Knisja Konventwali ta' San Ġwann).[3]
The church was designed by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar,[4] who designed several of the more prominent buildings in Valletta. In the 17th century, its interior was redecorated in the Baroque style by Mattia Preti and other artists. The interior of the church is considered to be one of the finest examples of high Baroque architecture in Europe.[5]
- ^ Bonnici, Arthuro (20 June 1978). "St John Co-Cathedral - History and Consecration". The Malta Historical Society: 41. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
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- ^ "St. John's Co-Cathedral: Visiting the gem of Valletta". MaltaCulture.com. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "St John's Co-Cathedral". CultureMalta. 2019-03-12. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Degiorgio, Stephen (2010). "Palaces and Lodgings of the Knights of St John at Malta". I Cavalieri di Malta e Caravaggio : la storia, gli artisti, i committenti. Rome: Logart Press. pp. 220–228. ISBN 978-88-87666-15-1. OCLC 887115351.