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Chapel of Our Lady of Forsaken Souls
The Chapel of Our Lady of Forsaken Souls in Triq il-Madonna, Żebbuġ is a Baroque chapel which was part of Villa Buleben estate located on the opposite side of the street.
Abutting the chapel is a sacristy having rather plain architecture subdued to the decorations of the chapel. A parvis with five steps is located in front of the chapel. A panelled boundary wall separates the parvis from the street.
The façade of the chapel is richly decorated with an ornate hood mould above the entrance which is flanked by two windows which have diagonal metal bars. The façade is bound by two attached superimposed Ionic pillars on plinths.
The church is topped by a segmented pediment with a central plinth on which there is the crown of Our Lady. A circular lantern bound by scrolls is located in the centre of the chapel.
Mepa scheduled the chapel of Our Lady of Forsaken Souls as a Grade 1 national monument as per Government Notice no. 628/08 in the Government Gazette dated July 21, 2008.
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Charles Said-vassallo
Oct 1st 2009, 11:45
This belongs to the Barons of Buleben family estate.
Here is a link to the genealogy:
http://www.maltagenealogy.com/libro%20d'Oro/buleben.html
Carmel Vella
Mar 28th, 00:09
Hi Charles, in my early years in Balzan in the fifties , I had a class mate by the surname Said. Any chance of him being a relative? At that time my school was a very old but graceful home in Attard , quite near San Anton's Gardens. Stay safe , and sahha.