{"id":2022,"date":"2020-04-03T08:12:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T08:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/?p=2022"},"modified":"2020-04-03T08:12:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T08:12:57","slug":"chapel-of-the-langue-of-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/sv\/chapel-of-the-langue-of-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapel of the langue of Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The chapel of the langue of Italy<\/h2>\n<p>Was jointly dedicated to the \u2018Immaculate conception\u2019 and \u2018St Catherine of Alexandria\u2019, the patron saint of the Italian Knights. The old titular paintings have been replaced by <a title=\"Mattia Preti\" href=\"http:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/mattia-preti\/\">Mattia Preti<\/a>\u2019s alterpiece \u2018The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine\u2019 executed c.1670. The two lunettes, executed by an anonymous hand, represents scenes from the life of St Catherine &#8211;\u00a0 \u2018St Catherine disputing the philosophers\u2019 and \u2018The Martyrdom of St Catherine\u2019.\u00a0 The chapel of the langue of Italy has also two paintings above the two gangways, which are dedicated to \u2018Mary Magdalene mourning at the tomb\u2019- anonymous and \u2018St Jerome\u2019 of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.The original painting of the latter, today is housed inside the oratory. \u00a0Both paintings have the coat of arms of an Italian Knight Malaspina, one of the Order\u2019s top dignitiries who was in command of the Order\u2019s fleet battling the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto. His tomb stone is situated at the centre of the chapel.The old baroque altar was replaced in 1733 and designed by Romano Carapecchia, one of the finest roman baroque architects to work in <a title=\"About Malta\" href=\"http:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/about-malta\/\">Malta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The walls of the chapel of the langue of Italy were painted in a pale blue background with symbols of the eight pointed cross of the Order of St John, double headed eagle as a symbol of the Holy Roman Empire and the initials RC. These initials are of Grand Master Rafel Cottoner that together with his brother, Grand Master Nicolas Cottoner, initiated the re-decoration of<a title=\"St Johns Cathedral Valletta\" href=\"http:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/st-johns-cathedral-valletta\/\"> St John\u2019s Church.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A unique mausoleum is found inside the chapel of the langue of Italy which belongs to Italian Grand Master Gregorio Caraffa. The mausoleum consists of a marble base which rises his personal bust flanked by two small angels done in white marble. Behind the bust, done in marble-inlay, there is a representation of the Orders\u2019 and Venices\u2019 galleys which fought in the Battle of Dardanelles, which resulted in the defeat of the Ottoman fleet. Fra Gregorio Caraffa was in command of the Orders\u2019 fleet and subsequenty was elected as Grand Master of the Order.<\/p>\n<p>The chapel of the langue of Italy represents a fine example of Baroque harmony were architecture, paintings and sculptur blend together.<\/p>\n<p>The chapel of the langue of Italy can be visited at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjohnscocathedral.com\/\">St John\u2019s Co Cathedral<\/a> in <a title=\"Valletta\" href=\"http:\/\/maltaprivateguide.com\/valletta\/\">Valletta<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chapel of the langue of Italy Was jointly dedicated to the \u2018Immaculate conception\u2019 and \u2018St Catherine of Alexandria\u2019, the patron saint of the Italian Knights. The old titular paintings have been replaced by Mattia Preti\u2019s alterpiece \u2018The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine\u2019 executed c.1670. 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