Kerċem Church

Kerċem Church is a church in , . Kerċem Church is situated nearby to the historic site , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Also known as: “Il-Knisja ta‘ Kerċem” and “Kercem Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Għar Għerduf catacombs and Cathedral of the Assumption.

Historic site
The at , also known as Għar Gerduf, are the only surviving early Christian catacombs or paleochristian hypogea in , . is situated 440 metres east of Kerċem Church.

Church
Photo: Laredawg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the of Victoria in , . The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, and has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo since the formation of the diocese in 1864. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Kerċem Church.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St George's Basilica or the Basilica and Collegiate Parish Church of Saint George, also simply known in Maltese as San Ġorġ, is a historic Baroque church situated in the middle of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago, and is surrounded by a maze of old narrow streets and alleys. is situated 1 km east of Kerċem Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kercem and St. Lucia.

Village
Photo: Sudika, Public domain.
Ta' Kerċem is a village in , in the island of , with a population of 1,938 people as of March 2014. Ta' Kerċem evolved into a village community around chapel dedicated to Pope Gregory the Great built around 1581 and replaced in 1851 by a church which was enlarged to its present state between 1906 and 1910.

Hamlet
Photo: Matthew2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Luċija is a hamlet in , in Island, . The hamlet takes its name from the church situated in the middle of the hamlet. The original chapel dedicated to St Lucy was recorded by inquisitor Pietro Dusina in 1575 during his apostolic visitation.

Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, as a local council, is an administrative unit of , on the island of . The population of was 1,160 in July 2024. This included 630 males and 530 females; 899 Maltese nationals and 261 foreign nationals.

Kerċem Church

Latitude
36.04183° or 36° 2′ 31″ north
Longitude
14.22727° or 14° 13′ 38″ east
Elevation
114 metres (374 feet)
Height
6 metres (20 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8F8P26RG+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 337003395
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
2564131
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