National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands

National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
NICPMI Inv. No.
Date of Publication
Property Name
Address
Town Name
Period
Phase
27 August 2012
Statue of St. Francis of Assisi
Triq ir-Republika
Valletta
Property Owner Unknown
Guardianship Deed
00566
Local Council Valletta
Toponym -
-
Managing Body
-
Modern (16th to 20th Century AD)
Modern: British (1800 - 1964)
Cultural Heritage
Type & Value
Artistic
Historical
Social
Cultural Heritage
Property Value
Assessment
Property Function
Religious
Conservation Area
High
-
Outline Description
Large, monochrome, stone niche.
Property Description
This statue is the work of sculptor Vincenzo de Candia. It is adjacent to the
church and convent of the Franciscan Friars Conventual. St. Francis is
portrayed as a Franciscan Conventual holding a crucifix and stands on a
pedestal with a cost of arms in low relief on it.. A very ornately carved niche
with a cross on top. It was installed with electrical lighting in the from of
bulbs. There is also a bulb in the shape of a flame at the foot of the statue. An
inscription is inscibed on the base. The niche is painted in grey hile the saint
is painted in white. This statue replaced the original one which was placed on
the site on December 2, 1745, and is now on the parvis of the Franciscan
church in St. Paul's Bay.
Scheduled by MEPA
Yes
Degree of Protection
Grade 1
G.N. No.
0276
G.N. Date
2008
Galea, M. (2011) Valletta: Statues, Niches, Small Churches, Public Fountains, Public Clocks,
Monuments and Marble Tablets: Allied Publications
Recommended
Bibliography
Coordinates : Easting
55919
72863
Property Plan
Property Images
Northing : Coordinates