Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady
The Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic parish church in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary. The present building was constructed between 1815 and 1855, on the site of a smaller church which had been built in the 17th century.Photo: Florival fr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church
- Also known as: “Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady, Xagħra” and “Bażilika Marija Bambina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ġgantija and Ta‘ Kola Windmill.
Ġgantija
Photo: FritzPhotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ġgantija is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era, on the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Ġgantija is situated 500 metres southeast of Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady.
Ta‘ Kola Windmill
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ta' Kola Windmill, Maltese: Il-Mitħna ta' Kola, is a windmill in the village of Xagħra, on the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago. It was built in 1725 by the Fondazione Vilhena of Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena, and was rebuilt in the 1780s. Ta‘ Kola Windmill is situated 170 metres east of Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady.
Xagħra Stone Circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Charles Frederick de Brocktorff, Public domain.
The Xagħra Stone Circle, also known as the Xagħra Hypogeum or the Brochtorff Circle, is a Neolithic funerary complex located in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta. It consists of a series of caves which were used to bury the dead, and which were surrounded by a walled enclosure. Xagħra Stone Circle is situated 430 metres south of Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xewkija and Marsalforn.
Xewkija
Village
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xewkija is an administrative unit and village of Malta, on the island of Gozo. The population of Xewkija is 3,300 as of March 2014.
Marsalforn
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marsalforn, also written as M'Forn for shortcut purposes, is a town on the north coast of Gozo, the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. The town lies between the hilltop towns of Xagħra and Żebbuġ.
Victoria
Photo: ZiYouXunLu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Victoria, also called Rabat is in Gozo. It should not be confused with another town called Rabat on the main island of Malta.
Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady
- Categories: minor basilica, heritage site, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Xaghra, Gozo, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.05033° or 36° 3′ 1″ northLongitude
14.26502° or 14° 15′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8F8P3728+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 221974359OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q810090
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Basilika Maria Geburt”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليك ميلاد السيده”
- French: “Basilique de la Nativité de la Vierge”
- French: “basilique de la Nativité de Notre-Dame de Xagħra”
- German: “Basilika Maria Geburt (Xagħra)”
- German: “Basilika Maria Geburt”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Kelahiran Bunda Maria, Xagħra”
- Italian: “basilica della Natività della Vergine Maria”
- Italian: “Basilica della Natività della Vergine Maria”
- Japanese: “聖母生誕聖堂”
- Maltese: “Bażilika tat-Twelid tal-Madonna, ix-Xagħra”
- Polish: “Bazylika Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Xagħra”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora”
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