- Ikheli: Malta, L-Imdina, Triq Santu Rokku
- Ifoni: +356 2145 6620
- Iwebhusayithi esemthethweni: www.mdinacathedral.com
- Ukutholwa: 1702
- Umklami: Lorenzo Gafa
UMdina uyidolobha lapho isikhathi sishiye khona. Inhloko-dolobha yakudala yaseMalta igcina inqwaba yobuciko yobuciko futhi inokuheha okuningi. I-St. Paul's Cathedral eMdina yisimangaliso esithakazelisayo kunazo zonke ukuthi bonke abaseMalta baqhosha kakhulu. Kuyinto enhle ngempela ngaphandle nangaphakathi. Njengamanje kuyisonto elikhuthele, ngakho-ke ngesikhathi sokuvakasha ungathola isevisi noma ubuningi.
Kusuka emlandweni
Izakhamuzi zendawo zaseMalta zikholelwa ukuthi iSt. Paul's Cathedral eMdina yakhiwa khona lapho eMalta, lapho uMbhishobhi uPublius wokuqala ehlangana khona nomphostoli uPawulu ngemuva kokuphahlazeka komkhumbi odumile. Ngeshwa, emva kokuzamazama komhlaba ngo-1693, leli katolika labhujiswa futhi kwakudingeka lwakhiwe kabusha. I-St. Paul's Cathedral yokuqala eMdina yakhiwa ngo-1675 yiDallet Count Roger waseNormandy odumile, kanye nomdwebi u-Lorenzo Gaf.
Ngemuva kwezakhi ezibhubhisayo, lapho kuqothula i-cathedral yokuqala ngaphansi kwesisekelo, umcebo obalulekile watholakala - izinhlamvu zemali zegolide nezembatho zempi. Ngenxa yalokhu kutholakala, kwaba khona ukungqubuzana okukhulu phakathi kombhishobhi womuzi noMninkulu Omkhulu, kodwa ngo-1702 konke ukungavumelani kwaphela futhi iSthedral entsha yaseSt. Paul yahlanjululwa. Ngokumangazayo, ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba, ubuciko bemisebenzi yobuciko besikhungo sokuqala sasingagcinwa, okuyinto nanamuhla bonke abavakashi abangayithokozisa.
I-St. Paul's Cathedral eMdina yayinekhanda elincane elingavamile ngo-1710. Izakhamuzi zendawo zikholelwa ukuthi kule ndawo indalo uGaf yayidlula. Kodwa-ke, kwakuyisakhiwo esanika uGaf udumo emhlabeni wonke, ngoba ubuciko balo obuyingqayizivele kanye nokubukeka okuhlobisa kuheha bonke abavakashi bakaMdina. Ngo-1950, idome le-cathedral lahlanjululwa, njengazo zonke izakhi zokuhlobisa.
Futhi yini ngaphakathi?
I-St. Paul's Cathedral eMdina yisibonelo se-baroque evelele. Isitayela esivuthiwe, kokubili ngaphandle nangaphakathi ethempelini, siyakhuthaza bonke abasontweni nabavakashi. Ukuhlobisa kwangaphakathi kwezindonga kanye nokushaya kufana neCathhedral yaseSt. John. Ibuye ibe nesiteji esimangalisayo somsakazo owenziwe ngamatshe angcwaba kuya emaqenjini, kanye nabameleli be-aristocracy yaseMalta. Inani lomlando le-cathedral limelelwa amafrescoes okwehlekelwa umkhumbi womphostoli uPawulu. I-frescoes ezithakazelisayo kunazo zonke futhi ezithandekayo zisendaweni ye-aspidum yesonto.
Ukubaluleka okukhulu kweSt. Paul's Cathedral eMdina kwakungumdwebo kaMattia Preti othi "Ukudluliselwa kukaSt. Paul", okuzokwazi ukusinda ngesikhathi sokuzamazama komhlaba. Ngaphezu kwalokhu kudalwa, umdwebo omuhle "I-Madonna ne-Child" yekhulu le-15 kubhekwa kubalulekile. Ethempelathini kunezithombe eziningi ze-Albrecht Durer edumile - i-engraver yomhlaba, i-maestro yama-woodcuts.
Iwashi eSt. Paul's Cathedral eMdina liheha ukubona izivakashi eziningi. Ukudayela okubili kokubukwa kudalwe i-akhawunti yesikhathi nesikhathi. Ngokusekelwe endalwaneni, leli khangiso lakhiwa ukuze lidibanise uDeveli futhi livimbele ukuba lingene emakedeni.
Okwamanje, eduze kwe-altare emathandeni, imishado iqhutshwa. Ngakho-ke, njengoba abantu baseMdina abangamaphesenti angama-60 bangamakholwa, khona-ke umkhosi womshado uthathwa njengokuphoqeleka futhi kulesi sikhungo. Iqiniso elimangalisa ukuthi ngemva komshado eSt. Paul's Cathedral Mdina kwakungavumi ukuhlukaniswa.
Ungafika kanjani ekamelweni eliphakeme?
Ungakwazi ukufinyelela kalula eSt. Paul's Cathedral eMdina. Leli thempeli lingabonakala kusuka noma yikuphi edolobheni. Itholakala esigabeni esiphakathi sikaSt. Paul enkabeni. Kule ndawo, ngokuphelele zonke izinhlobo zokuthutha zomphakathi , kubandakanya amabhasi (ngaphandle kwemiphakathi) iya. Izindleko zokuhamba u-1,5 euro.
Ukungena ethempelini akukhululekile kuzo zonke izivakashi. Usebenza nsuku zonke kusukela ngo-8.30 kuya ku-17.00. Ngehora lesi-6 ebusuku, izinsizakalo noma ubuningi zigcinwe, okungahanjelwa kuphela ngamalungu esonto.
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