Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady

The Basilica of Our Lady of Patronage is a small countryside church located in Wied il-Għasri, Malta. The facade of the chapel has four pillars in the Doric style, which hold up the two-storey building.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Malta, Malta
Also known as: “Basilica of Our Lady of Patronage” and “Bażilika tal-Madonna tal-Patroċinju”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Giordan Lighthouse and Ta’ Pinu.

Giordan Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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The Giordan, Ġordan is an active lighthouse on the Maltese island of Gozo. It is located on Ġurdan hill above the village of Għasri on the northern coast of the island. Giordan Lighthouse is situated 1 km northwest of Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady.

Ta’ Pinu

Church

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located some 700 metres from the village of Għarb on the island of Gozo, the sister island of Malta. Ta’ Pinu is situated 1 km west of Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady.

Basilica of the Visitation

Church

Photo: Thyes, Public domain.

The Basilica of the Visitation is a baroque, collegiate parish church located in the western part of the island of Gozo in the village of Għarb. Basilica of the Visitation is situated 1½ km west of Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zebbug and Gharb.

Zebbug

Village

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Żebbuġ is a village and an administrative unit of Malta, in the northwest coast of the island of Gozo. It is located close to Għarb and Għasri and is built on two hilltop plateaus, Ta' Abram and Ix-Xagħra taż-Żebbuġ.

Gharb

Village

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Għarb is an administrative unit of Malta, located at the westernmost point of the island of Gozo. The population of Għarb was 1,595 in July 2024. This included 796 males and 799 females; 1,228 Maltese nationals and 367 foreign nationals.

Saint Lawrence

Village

Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo. Its name is derived from Lawrence of Rome who is the patron saint for the locality.

Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady

Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
Location: Għasri, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

36.06528° or 36° 3′ 55″ north

Longitude

14.22642° or 14° 13′ 35″ east

Open location code

8F8P368G+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 139746060

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q64690992

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady” goes by many names.

German: “Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady, Għasri”
Polish: “Bazylika Opieki Matki Bożej w Għasri”
Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio”

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