- Adilesi: Malta, L-Imdina, Triq Santu Rokku
- Foni: +356 2145 6620
- Webusaiti yapamwamba: www.mdinacathedral.com
- Kupeza: 1702
- Wojambula: Lorenzo Gafa
Mdina ndi mzinda umene nthawi yatha. Mzinda wamakono wa ku Malta umakhala ndi luso lalikulu kwambiri la zojambulajambula ndipo uli ndi zokopa zambiri. Cathedral ya St. Paul ku Mdina ndi chizindikiro chochititsa chidwi kwambiri chimene Amalta onse amanyadira. Ndizofunika kwambiri kunja ndi mkati. Pakali pano ndi tchalitchi chachikulu, choncho pa nthawi ya ulendo mukhoza kupeza utumiki kapena misala.
Kuchokera ku mbiriyakale
Anthu okhalamo a ku Malta amakhulupirira kuti Cathedral ya St. Paul ku Mdina inamangidwira komweko ku Malta komwe Bishopu Publius woyamba adakumana ndi mtumwi Paulo atasweka ngalawa yotchuka. Mwatsoka, pambuyo pa chivomezi mu 1693, tchalitchichi chinawonongedwa ndipo chinayenera kumangidwanso. Katolika Yoyamba ya St. Paul ku Mdina inamangidwa mu 1675 ndi wotchuka wotchedwa Maltese Count Roger waku Normandy, pamodzi ndi katswiri wa zomangamanga Lorenzo Gaf.
Pambuyo pa zowonongeka, pochotsa tchalitchi choyamba pansi pa maziko, chuma chamtengo wapatali chinapezeka - ndalama za golidi ndi malaya. Chifukwa cha zomwe adazipeza, bishopu wamkulu wa mzindawo ndi Grand Master anakangana, koma mu 1702 kusagwirizana konse kunatha ndipo katolika wamkulu wa St. Paul anayeretsedwa. Chodabwitsa n'chakuti, chivomezicho chitatha, ntchito yaikulu ya luso la katolikayo inatha kusungidwa, ngakhale masiku ano alendo onse angayamikire.
Cathedral ya St. Paul ku Mdina inakhala ndi dome lalikulu kwambiri mu 1710. Anthu okhala mmudzimo amakhulupirira kuti m'chilengedwe ichi Gaf adadziposa yekha. Komabe, ndi nyumbayi yomwe idapatsa Gaf dziko lonse lapansi mbiri, chifukwa mawonekedwe ake osiyana siyana ndi maonekedwe okongoletsera amasangalatsa alendo onse a Mdina. Mu 1950, dome la tchalitchi chachikulu lidayengedwa bwino, monga zinthu zonse zokongoletsera.
Ndipo mkatimo ndi chiyani?
Cathedral ya St. Paul ku Mdina ndi chitsanzo cha baroque wamtengo wapatali. Chizolowezi chokhwima, kunja ndi mkati mwa kachisi, chimakhudza anthu onse apingo ndi alendo. Kukongoletsa mkati mwa makoma ndi denga kuli ofanana ndi Katolika ya St. John. Ilinso ndi malo osangalatsa opangidwa ndi maluwa omwe amapangidwa ndi miyala yamtengo wapatali yopita kumagulu a asilikali, komanso oimira a ku Malaysia. Kufunika kwa mbiri yakale kwa tchalitchichi kukuyimiridwa ndi mafano a sitima ya Mtumwi Paulo. Zithunzi zochititsa chidwi komanso zokongola zili mu aspidamu ya tchalitchi.
Mtengo wa St. Cathedral wa St. Paul ku Mdina unali wojambula wa Mattia Preti "Kuwonekera kwa St. Paul", umene ungapulumutse chivomezi. Kuwonjezera pa chilengedwe ichi, chojambula chokongoletsera "Madonna ndi Mwana" cha m'zaka za zana la 15 chimaonedwa kukhala chofunikira. Mu tchalitchichi muli zojambula zambiri za Albrecht Durer wotchuka - zojambula zapadziko lonse, zokhala ndi matabwa.
Nthawi yotchedwa Cathedral ya St. Paul ku Mdina imakopa alendo ambiri. Zojambula ziwiri za mawonda zimalengedwa chifukwa cha nthawi ya nthawi ndi tsiku. Malingana ndi nthano, ulonda uwu unalengedwa kuti uwononge satana ndikulepheretsa kulowa m'tchalitchi.
Pakali pano, pafupi ndi guwa ku tchalitchi, maukwati amachitika. Choncho, monga anthu 60% a mdina ndi okhulupilira, ndiye kuti mwambo wa ukwatiwo ndi wofunikira komanso uli m'tchalitchi ichi. Chodabwitsa chinali chakuti pambuyo paukwati ku St. Paul's Cathedral Mdina sanathetse banja.
Kodi mungapite ku tchalitchi chachikulu?
Mutha kufika ku Cathedral ya St. Paul ku Mdina. Kachisi uyu amatha kuwona kuchokera kulikonse mu mzinda. Ili mkatikatikati mwa malo a St. Paul pakati. M'dera lino, zovuta zamtundu uliwonse , kuphatikizapo mabasi (kupatulapo mafuko ena) amapita. Ndalama zoyendayenda inu 1,5 euro.
Pakhomo la kachisi ndi ufulu kwa alendo onse. Amagwira ntchito tsiku lililonse kuyambira 8.30 mpaka 17.00. Pakati pa 6 koloko masana, misonkhano kapena misa zimagwiridwa, zomwe zimangobwerezedwa ndi anthu a m'deralo.
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