Set the scene.
Built in 1738, this countryside chapel attracted devotion and was enlarged in 1754. Its consecration followed in 1789.
Here’s the twist.
It later served as Għasri’s vice-parish church, from 1872 until 1921. A small chapel could carry important responsibilities before a village gained its own parish.
Why it still matters.
The altarpiece, attributed to Francesco Zahra, shows Mary sheltering a person beneath her mantle, or cloak. Read the painting as an image of protection: the meaning is shown rather than written.
🧠 One to think about +
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