Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta

Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Santwarju Bażilika tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu
Church dome within a city's skyline
The basilica's dome in 2015
Map
35°54′0.7″N 14°30′44.2″E / 35.900194°N 14.512278°E / 35.900194; 14.512278
LocationValletta, Malta
DenominationRoman Catholic
Religious orderCarmelites
History
StatusMinor basilica
Founded1570
DedicationOur Lady of Mount Carmel
Consecrated6 April 1886
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Girolamo Cassar (first church)
Giuseppe Bonavia (façade)
Ġużè Damato (present church)
StyleNeoclassical
Years builtc. 1570–1591/1608 (first church)
1852 (façade)
1958–1981 (present church)
Specifications
Number of domes1
Number of towers1
MaterialsLimestone
Administration
ArchdioceseMalta
ParishValletta (St Dominic)
Clergy
RectorAlex Scerri

The Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Maltese: Santwarju Bażilika tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu) is a Carmelite Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located in Valletta, Malta. It is one of the major churches of Valletta, and it forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes the entire city. The present church was constructed between 1958 and 1981 on the site of a late 16th century church which was destroyed during World War II.

Pope Leo XIII granted a Pontifical decree of canonical coronation towards its venerated Marian image of Our Lady of Carmel on 19 June 1880 through the Vatican Chapter. The coronation took place on 15 July 1881.