Chapel of St Leo, Żurrieq

Chapel of St Leo I
Il-Kappella ta San Iljun I
Chapel of St Leo I
35°49′26.5″N 14°28′46.7″E / 35.824028°N 14.479639°E / 35.824028; 14.479639Coordinates: 35°49′26.5″N 14°28′46.7″E / 35.824028°N 14.479639°E / 35.824028; 14.479639
Location	Żurrieq
Country	Malta
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Dedication	Pope Leo I
Architecture
Status	Active
Functional status	Church
Administration
Parish	Żurrieq
Archdiocese	Malta
Clergy
Archbishop	Charles Scicluna

The Chapel of St Leo is a Roman Catholic chapel located in the village of Żurrieq, Malta. The chapel serves as the official cemetery chapel of Żurrieq. It is the only such such dedicated to Pope St Leo I in Malta.

History

The chapel was one of the churches visited by Bishop Pietro Dusina during his apostolic visit to Malta in 1575. It is recorded that Bishop Dusina found that the chapel had suffered some structural damage and ordered the rector of the chapel to repair the damages. In 1678 the chapel was restored through initiatives by Reverend Salv Fenech. The painting situated at the side of the chapel, representing the Assumption together with two saints was also restored during this restoration.^[1]

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