The Chapel of St Michael is a 17th-century

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church located in the southern village of

Mqabba Mqabba ( mt, L-Imqabba) is a town in the Southern Region of Malta. It has a traditional Maltese village layout, with a population of about 3,300 inhabitants. The focal point is the Parish Church of the Assumption, found at the core of the villag ...

, Malta. The church is built adjacent to a 15th-century chapel dedicated to St Basil.

History

The present church was built 1669 as commemorated in the plaque above the main door. The chapel was mentioned as being visited by the Bishop of Malta

Paul Alphéran de Bussan Paul Alphéran de Bussan was a French Roman Catholic archbishop who served as Bishop of Malta from 1728 till 1757. Early life Born in Aix-en-Provence, France on 28 October 1686 of noble parentage, Paul Alphéran de Bussan graduated in Bachelor of ...

on 26 May 1729. He ordered that the chapel contributes financially towards the construction of the quire of the parish church. In 1858 the confraternity of St Michael was established in this chapel. During the 20th century the chapel was abandoned and subsequently used as a storage facility. The chapel underwent extensive restoration in 2007.Farrugia, Jonathan
"Il-Knisja ta’ San Mikiel ~ Imqabba ~"
''Kappelli Maltin''. Retrieved on 10 February 2017.

References

{{reflist 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Malta Roman Catholic chapels in Malta Mqabba National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands