La Matrice

Presentation

The cathedral of Gozo is a Catholic church, cathedral of the Diocese of Gozo located in Rabat - Victoria, on the island of Gozo.

It is dedicated to Marija Santissima Omm Alla (Holy Mary, Mother of God) - Our Lady of the Assumption.

The church was built in local limestone between 1697 and 1711 based on the plans of architect Lorenzo Gafà on the ruins of a former church devastated by the earthquake of 1693. The reconstruction revealed that the church is built on the foundations of one or more churches or chapels, as well as on an ancient temple, certainly the one dedicated to Juno mentioned by Cicero, and possibly also a Phoenician temple dedicated to Astarte.

Other names

La Matrice, The Cathedral of the Assumption of Rabat, The cathedral of Gozo

Genealogy

ADAMI Archive

• Marriages 1556-1838, Saint Mary Cathedral (Santa Matrice del Gozo, Assunzione di Maria Vergine) [Adami, v. 9]

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