St. John's Co-Cathedral
St. Johns Co-Cathedral (Maltese: Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Valletta, Malta. It was built by the Knights of Malta between 1573 and 1578. It was commissioned (ordered to be built) in 1572 by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière. He made it the main church of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller of St John, also known as the Knights of Malta. The Church was designed by the Maltese architect Glormu Cassar (Girolamo Cassar). The church is considered to be one of the finest examples of high Baroque architecture in Europe.[1]
St. John's Co-Cathedral Media
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The co-cathedral in the 1870s
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The façade of St. John's Co-Cathedral being restored in 2014
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St. Johns Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta: Main Altar
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Malta, St John's Pro-Cathedral
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Chapel of the Langue of Aragon
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Chapel of the Langue of Italy
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Monument to Grand Master Nicolas Cotoner by Domenico Guidi, at the Chapel of Aragon.
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Visitors' entrance to the co-cathedral
References
- ↑ Travelling Wizards, Malta - The Mythical Island (Travelling Wizards, 2010), p. 7
