| Basilica of St Helen | |
|---|---|
| The Basilica and Proto-Collegiate, Parish Church of St Helen | |
Il-Knisja ta' Santa Liena Il-Bażilika u Proto-Kolleġġjata Arċipretali ta' Sant' Elena | |
 Exterior of the Basilica | |
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| 35°54′00″N 14°27′55″E / 35.9000°N 14.4653°E | |
| Location | Birkirkara |
| Country | Malta |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | stelenamuseum.com |
| History | |
| Status | Collegiate Church, Minor Basilica, Parish Church |
| Consecrated | 19 April 1745[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Salvu Borg |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Clergy | |
| Provost | Mons Louis Suban. |
| Dean | Anton Mallia Borg |
| Precentor | Ġużepp Micallef |
| Chancellor | Charles Gauci |
St Helen's Basilica (Maltese: Il-Bażilika ta' Sant' Elena) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church situated in Birkirkara, Malta.[2] It is built on the baroque design by Salvu Borg and built by Mason Domenico Cachia.[3][1] The design was inspired by, and is similar to, the Mdina Cathedral by Lorenzo Gafa.[4] It was built to replace the role of the main old Parish Church of St. Mary (still parish church of the area) that was damaged in the 1856 earthquake.[5] It eventually became the Collegiate Church and then a Minor Basilica.[6] The current parish archpriest is Mons Louis Suban.
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- ^ Sammut, Edward (1955). "Notes for a History of Art in Malta".
- ^ Scerri, John. "Birkirkara". malta-canada.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Dati Importanti fl-Istorja tal-Parroċċa". Parroċċa Sant'Elena (in Maltese). Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.