{"id":1091,"date":"2026-02-27T22:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2026-02-27T22:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:53:51","slug":"iglesia-parroquial-de-la-asuncion-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/iglesia-parroquial-de-la-asuncion-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Parish Church of the Assumption"},"content":{"rendered":"

The parish church of Qrendi was built between 1620 and 1655 according to a design attributed to the Maltese architect Vittorio Cassar (c.1550\u2013c.1609). It was constructed on the site of two smaller churches dedicated to the Assumption and to Saint Anthony. Between 1668 and 1679, the Maltese architect Lorenzo Gafa\u2019 carried out a major remodeling and expansion of the church. The fa\u00e7ade design was inspired by the style of the French architect Mederico Blondel in his Church of St. Francis in Valletta, as well as the Carmelite church in Mdina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Dialogue Between Styles and the Legacy of Giuseppe Cal\u00ec<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The architecture of this church stands out as a harmonious blend of various motifs and styles, where the current fa\u00e7ade successfully integrates parts of the old temple through superimposed Tuscan pilasters and giant \u201cPalladian\u201d pilasters. The structure is crowned by a large broken pediment spanning the full width of the central section, evoking the style of Blondel\u2019s churches. Above the main door is an omega-shaped window that extends into the pediment, while the ensemble is completed by a hemispherical dome resting on a stone drum. Outside, a courtyard with a balustrade and a semicircular staircase surrounds the church, accompanied by a statue of Saint Roch designed by Mariano Gerada and completed by P.P. Azzopardi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A unique aspect of its design is the placement of the twin bell towers, which, due to the limited width of the new fa\u00e7ade, were set back toward the transepts, visually creating the impression of an exceptionally wide frontage. The towers house historically significant bells, including two ancient pieces from 1640 and 1690, alongside the main bell cast by Trigance in 1788. However, the church\u2019s greatest artistic treasure is its titular painting of the Assumption of the Virgin<\/em>painted in 1917 by Giuseppe Cal\u00ec, marking the artist\u2019s final titular work. In it, Cal\u00ec breaks with tradition by depicting the Virgin ascending with a unique dynamism and without direct assistance from angels, employing a striking contrast between the celestial light above and the chiaroscuro of the apostles positioned near the tomb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through a project co-financed by the European Union, critical conservation work has been carried out on the main and side fa\u00e7ades of the building. These interventions have helped mitigate the deterioration caused by weather and pollution, factors that not only affected the church\u2019s appearance but also threatened its structural integrity. Thanks to this work, the long-term protection and enjoyment of this historic monument at the heart of its community are ensured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La iglesia parroquial de Qrendi se construy\u00f3 entre 1620 y 1655 seg\u00fan un dise\u00f1o atribuido al arquitecto malt\u00e9s Vittorio Cassar (c.1550-c.1609). Se construy\u00f3 en el emplazamiento de dos iglesias m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as dedicadas a la Asunci\u00f3n y a San Antonio. Entre 1668 y 1679, el arquitecto malt\u00e9s Lorenzo Gafa’ llev\u00f3 a cabo una profunda remodelaci\u00f3n y […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-malta"],"blocksy_meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1091"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1097,"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091\/revisions\/1097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltachurchquest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}