Convent of Santa Teresa of Jesús (Cospicua, Malta)
A convent of Discalced Carmelites was authorized by the Definitorio Generale of 18 December 1624 to provide a college or seminary to train missionaries for the Middle East or Arabic speaking nations. Property for the friars was purchased in Cospicua by Bishop Baldassare Cagliares (1575?-1633) on December 11, 1625. The community was populated in 1626.
- HMML ID
- 535546754884
- PURL
- LC name
- Convent of Santa Teresa of Jesús (Cospicua, Malta)
- HMML name
- Convent of Santa Teresa of Jesús (Cospicua, Malta)
Variants
- Chiesa Santa Teresa
- Convent of Santa Teresa
- Convento de Santa Teresa de Jesús
- Convento di Santa Teresa
- Convento di Santa Teresa di Gesù
- Convento di Santa Teresia
- Conventus Sanctae Teresiae a Iesu
- Kunvent Santa Tereża
- Kunvent Santa Tereża ta' Gesu'
- Monastero di Santa Teresa
Organization information
- Organization type
- Monasteries
- Foundation date
- 1626
- Centuries
- 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Locations
- Countries
- Languages
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Sub-organizations
General notes
- Description
- Convento di Malta; Definitorio Generale of 18 December 1624; Property for the friars was purchased in Cospicua by Bishop Baldassare Cagliares (1575?-1633) on December 11, 1625.
- Citations
- Axel Alt, “La fondazione dei Carmelitani Scalzi a Malta: un primo approfondimento alla luce di alcuni documenti archivistici,” The Journal of Baroque Studies 3/2 (2022): 8-10.
- Description
- Convento di Santa Teresia; Convento di Santa Teresa
- Citations
- "AGOCD 00229 004," Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed April 17, 2023, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/625191.
- Description
- Chiesa Santa Teresa
- Citations
- "AGOCD 00229 012," Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed April 17, 2023, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/625198.
Preferred citation
"Convent of Santa Teresa of Jesús (Cospicua, Malta)." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified June 15, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/535546754884
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-04-17
- Last edited
- 2023-06-15
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