Denomination Roman Catholic Dedicated 6 May 1731 Archbishop Charles Scicluna | Status Active Architectural style Baroque architecture | |
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Similar Church of St Philip of Agira - Ħa, St George's Basilica, Church of the Nativity of Mary, Manoel Island, Collegiate church of St Paul - R | ||
The Church of St George is a 16th-century baroque Roman Catholic parish church located in Qormi, Malta.
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History
The parish of St George is one of the 12 parishes mentioned in the rollo of Bishop Senatore de Mello in 1436. The church structure was built three times. The original parish church was demolished and a larger one was built on the same site in the mid-15th century. The church was then reconstructed in a larger form around 1585. The dome was added in 1684 on designs by Lorenzo Gafà. The church was consecrated on May 6, 1731.
Works of art
The church is the home of the last work by Mattia Preti depicting the martyrdom of St George. In the background of this painting one can see a young St George on horseback in the act of killing the dragon to save the princess. The details is the same as the St george that Preti had executed for the Chapel of Aragon in St John’s Co-cathedral in Valletta.