St John the Baptist - Image

Xewkija - St John the Baptist

Xewkija is dominated by the mammoth Rotunda parish church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It became the first parish outside the town of the island of Gozo on 27 November 1678. It was Bishop Michael Molina who, after visiting the hamlet during a pastoral visit, decided the large community living around an old chapel of Saint John the Baptist, deserved better pastoral care. The old chapel was rebuilt at least twice. The foundation stone of the Rotunda, the parish church, was laid on 4 May 1952. It was built around the former church, itself raised on the site of a still older church.


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Xewkija - St John the Baptist

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Uploaded on July 5, 2022


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Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Creation Date: 2011:06:22 08:15:29
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