{"id":14,"date":"2011-04-09T18:16:09","date_gmt":"2011-04-09T18:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crm.rabatmalta.com\/sanpawl\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2021-08-14T09:38:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T07:38:14","slug":"grotta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"Grotta"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"grotta_1.jpg\"<\/a><\/span><\/span>IL-GROTTA TA\u2019 SAN PAWL
\nQabel is-sena 1610: Knisja Wa\u0127da
\nSas-sena 1610 il-Grotta u l-Knisja ta\u2019 San Pawl kienu mag\u0127qudin. Mhux biss, i\u017cda l-istess Knisja ta\u2019 San Pawl bil-Grotta b\u2019kollox kellha rabtiet qawwija mal-Kattidral ta\u2019 l-Imdina g\u0127ax il-Parro\u010b\u010ba (sal-1902) kienet t\u0127addan ir-Rabat u l-Imdina. Il-kap ta\u2019 din il-Parro\u010b\u010ba, li sal-1539 kien jissejja\u0127 \u2018Cappellano Maggiore\u2019 u mbag\u0127ad \u2018Ar\u010bipriet\u2019, fil-25 ta\u2019 Settembru 1586 irnexxielu jikseb ftehim mal-Kapitlu tal-Kattidral biex il-Parro\u010b\u010ba Rabat-Mdina ti\u0121i nkorporata b\u0127ala l-\u0127ames dinjita\u2019 tal-Kapitlu tal-Kattidral.
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Mill-1610 sa\u2019 l-1617: Il-Grotta ta\u0127t l-ispanjol Juan Benegos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fi tmiem is-seklu 16 kien jinsab f\u2019Malta nobbli spanjol minn Cordova, bniedem influwenti li kellu \u0127afna \u0127bieb personali, fosthom il-Papa Pawlu V u l-Gran Mastru Alof De Wignacourt.
\nIr-re\u0121istri tal-Mag\u0127mudija tar-Rabat\/Mdina juru li Signor Juan Benegos kien di\u0121a\u2019 hawn fl-14 t\u2019Ottubru 1599 g\u0127ax dak inhar g\u0127amel parrinu f\u2019maghmudija ta\u2019 tifel mir-Rabat. Kittieba kontemporanji, b\u0127at-tabib Mark Anton Asciak, jg\u0127idu li meta dan l-ispanjol zar il-Grotta huwa tant tpaxxa biha li dde\u010bieda li jibqa\u2019 jg\u0127ammar fiha b\u0127ala eremita. Huwa \u0127ass ukoll li g\u0127andu jippromoviha fuq il-linja tas-Santwarji Nternazzjonali ta\u2019 \u017cmienu. Fi \u017cmien qasir beda jikseb m\u2019g\u0127and \u0127bieb u renjanti barra minn Malta, fosthom l-istess Papa Pawlu V, indul\u0121enzi, relikwi u paramenti sagri g\u0127all-Grotta. Darba fl-1606 irritorna f\u2019Malta mimli b\u2019bosta g\u0127otjiet u rikkezzi fosthom tlett statwi tal-injam indurati li juru lil San Pawl, San Luqa u San Publiju, u dawn wassalhom fil-Grotta f\u2019dak li kien forsi l-akbar pellegrina\u0121\u0121 u l-akbar pur\u010bissjoni li qatt rat Malta, bis-sehem obbligarju tas-sa\u010berdoti kollha tad-Djo\u010besi u tal-membri tal-Ordni tal-Kavalieri. Kien Benegos li kabbar f\u2019Malta l-qima lejn San Luqa u San Publiju. Minkejja dan kollu, sas-sena 1610 f\u2019kull ma wettaq, Benegos kien dejjem so\u0121\u0121ett g\u0127all-Isqof li kien responsabbli g\u0127all-Grotta g\u0127ax din kienet bi\u010b\u010ba mill-Knisja ta San Pawl, il-Parro\u010b\u010ba tar-Rabat.
\n\"grotta_7.jpg\"<\/a><\/span><\/span>Din is-sitwazzjoni tbiddlet g\u0127al kollox fl-1610 bil-Brevi tal-Papa Pawlu V tas-6 ta\u2019 Di\u010bembru li bih il-Grotta u l-Knisja ta\u2019 San Pawl infirdu minn xulxin. Mhux biss il-Papa firidha, imma taha f\u2019idejn l-ispanjol b\u2019setg\u0127at kbar. Bis-sa\u0127\u0127a tag\u0127hom Benegos fi ftit snin waqqaf kulle\u0121\u0121 ta\u2019 qassisin biex joffi\u010b\u010bjaw fil-Grotta, feta\u0127 tara\u0121 ie\u0127or mill-Grotta g\u0127al barra, bena dar g\u0127all-pellegrini li j\u017curu l-Grotta, u o\u0127ra g\u0127alih b\u0127ala rettur u g\u0127as-sa\u010berdoti tal-Grotta, kif ukoll bena fuq il-Grotta knisja ddedikata lil San Publiju li qabel qatt ma kienet te\u017cisti.
\nKif wie\u0127ed jista\u2019 ja\u0127seb, id-devozzjoni kibret hafna i\u017cda minn na\u0127a l-o\u0127ra l-Ar\u010bipriet u l-Kapitlu tal-Kattidral inkwetaw u ssieltu mhux ftit meta fehmu li se jitilfu l-Grotta. Irridu ng\u0127idu li l-Grotta kienet xi ftit mitluqa u issa kienet se ti\u0121i aktar koltivata i\u017cda kif ji\u0121i wie\u0127ed barrani jo\u0127odlok l-g\u0127e\u017ce\u017c \u0127a\u0121a li jkollok? Kien g\u0127alhekk li l-Kapitlu, waqt li stqarr li l-Grotta hi l-FUNDAMENT TAL-KNISJA F\u2019MALTA U L-BAZI TAL-KANONIKATI U L-VESCOVAT, \u0127atar Prokuratur biex jiddefendilu l-interessi tieg\u0127u f\u2019Ruma. I\u017cda kien kollu g\u0127alxejn g\u0127ax Benegos f\u2019Ruma kellu sa\u0127\u0127a kbira u l-Ordni, li ma kellu ebda knisja fir-Rabat u l-Imdina u li \u017cgur li xtaq jie\u0127u f\u2019idej\u0127 xi \u0127a\u0121a g\u0127a\u017cie\u017ca li biha jin\u0127abb mal-poplu, kien qed jappo\u0121\u0121jah kemm jifla\u0127. Tant hu hekk li 16-il \u0121urnata wara, fit-22 ta\u2019 Dicembru il-Papa \u0127are\u0121 Brevi ie\u0127or li bih Benegos kellu, wara mewtu jew meta jidhirlu, jg\u0127addi l\u2019Grotta bil-benefikati kollha tag\u0127ha lill-Ordni ta\u2019 San \u0120wann.<\/p>\n

Dam madwar 6 snin Benegos imexxi l-Grotta wa\u0127du u kif jidhirlu izejjinha u jkabbar il-kult tag\u0127ha sakemm fit-22 ta\u2019 April 1617 mar g\u0127and il-Gran Mastru Alof de Wignacourt u offrielu l-Grotta. Il-Gran Mastru wara li laqqa\u2019 l-Kunsill a\u010b\u010betta l-Grotta f\u2019isem l-Ordni u \u0127atar lill-istess Benegos b\u0127ala l-ewwel Rettur tag\u0127ha.<\/p>\n

\"grotta_4.jpg\"<\/a>Mill-1617 sas-sena 1807: L-aqwa zmien<\/strong>
\nDan kien il-perjodu tad-deheb fl-istorja tal-Grotta. Il-Gran Mastru Wignacourt, fer\u0127an bl-akkwist li g\u0127amel, waqqaf dik li hi mag\u0127rufa bhala l-FUNDAZZJONI WIGNACOURT. Din g\u0127amilha mhux mit-Te\u017cor ta\u2019 l-Ordni i\u017cda minn flusu. Din il-Fondazzjoni ffjorixxiet u kellha prosperita\u2019 tant kbira li seta\u2019 ji\u017cdied in-numru tal-Kolle\u0121\u0121jali, il-Knisja nbniet u tkabbret aktar minn darba, inbena l-Kulle\u0121\u0121 spazjuz b\u2019sottopassa\u0121\u0121 ta\u0127t l-art u saru bosta opri ta\u2019 fided, skultura u pittura.
\nG\u0127all-ewwel l-inkwiet mad-Djo\u010besi baqa\u2019 jin\u0127ass xi ftit i\u017cda malajr intesa g\u0127al kollox \u0127lief f\u2019xi ka\u017c rari. Insemmu ittra tal-Papa Urbanu VIII lill-Gran Mastru nhar il-25 ta\u2019 \u0120unju 1637, meta kien qed isir sforz biex din il-Fondazzjoni tisfaxxa fix-xejn, g\u0127ax qalu li ma rnexxietx, u l-Ordni tant kien qalbu maqtug\u0127a li g\u0127amel il-proposta li almenu jekk jispi\u010b\u010ba l-Kulle\u0121\u0121 tal-Qassisin, l-Ordni ma jitlifx il-Grotta. B\u2019xorti tajba, minn dan kollu baqa\u2019 ma sar xejn u kollox baqa\u2019 kif kien. Anzi komplew jiffjorixxu u jag\u0127tu frott l-amministrazzjoni g\u0127aqlija tal-beni, l-opri tal-arti u s-solennita\u2019 tal-funzjonijiet bil-mu\u017cika tant li l-Kulle\u0121\u0121 g\u0127andu wie\u0127ed mill-eqdem orgnijiet Naplitani li hawn fi g\u017ciritna.
\nFl-1798 il-Fran\u010bi\u017ci ke\u010b\u010bew il-Kavalieri u wara sentejn \u0121ew l-Inglizi li ma \u010baqalqu xejn qabel is-sena 1807.<\/p>\n

\"grotta_2.jpg\"<\/a>Mill-1807 sal-1961: Zmien ta\u2019 Konflitt<\/strong>
\nFis-sena 1807 inqala l-inkwiet. Il-Kummissarju Ingli\u017c Sir Alexander Ball idde\u010bieda li jinkorpora l-beni tal-Grotta mal-amministrazzjoni \u010bivili. \u0120ara li waqt li qabel il-Kolle\u0121\u0121jali kienu jamministraw \u0121idhom bl-akbar skruplu, issa l-uffi\u010bjali tal-gvern amministraw b\u2019wisq inqas g\u0127aqal u nteress u l-qag\u0127da finanzjarja marret mill-\u0127a\u017cin g\u0127all-ag\u0127ar.
\nIn-nomini kienu jo\u0127orgu mill-Gvern. Il-kumpens li kien jing\u0127ata lill-Kollegjali mhux dejjem kien ikun adegwat u biex tag\u0127mel xi \u0127a\u0121a b\u0127al tibjid jew tiswija, kont te\u0127tie\u0121 \u0127afna permessi minn uffi\u010bjali tal-Gvern li ftit li xejn kellhom interess. Opri \u0121odda ma sarux. Il-Kanoni\u010bi baqg\u0127u jg\u0127ixu jew i\u017commu l-Kulle\u0121\u0121 g\u0127alkemm darba kien hemm il-periklu li l-gvern jie\u0127u wkoll il-Kulle\u0121\u0121. Meta mbag\u0127ad ma baqg\u0127ux jg\u0127ixu hemm, il-gvern u\u017ca l-post b\u0127ala skola, Victory Kitchen u Infermerija fil-gwerra. Kif wie\u0127ed jistenna f\u2019da\u017c-\u017cmien il-post iddeterjora mhux ftit.
\n\"grotta_5.jpg\"<\/a>Is-sentiment patrijottiku Rabti, il-b\u017connijiet spiritwali u l-presti\u0121ju tal-post u tad-Djo\u010besi kienu jitolbu li jsir sforz biex il-Gvern jerga\u2019 jag\u0127ti lura lid-Djocesi almenu l-knejjes u l-Kulle\u0121\u0121. I\u017cda l-ebda gvern ma kien dispost li jcedihom. Fl-1946 Mons. Wara diversi seduti, izda, ma ntlahaqx ftehim. Aktar tard fl-1957, twaqqaf fir-Rabat, b\u2019inizzjattiva privata, kumitat presedut mill-Imhallef Montanaro Gauci li bil-barka shiha ta\u2019 l-Arcisqof Gonzi hadem bis-shih u rega\u2019 qajjem il-kwistjoni mal-gvern. Dawn l-isforzi kbar wasslu biex jintla\u0127aq ftehim u l-ftehim mixtieq \u0121ie ffirmat bl-atti ta\u2019 17 t\u2019April 1961. Minkejja d-difetti li fih, dan il-ftehim po\u0121\u0121a l-ba\u017ci biex il-Grotta flimkien mal-Parro\u010b\u010ba jaqbdu t-triq \u0121dida fl-a\u0127jar interess u l-presti\u0121ju kemm tal-post kif ukoll tal-\u0121id spiritwali ta\u2019 l-erwie\u0127. Il-ftehim tas-17 ta\u2019 April 1961 \u0121ie milqug\u0127 b\u2019festa kbira fir-Rabat u \u0121ie mfisser ukoll bhala \u2018\u0121ustizzja storika\u2019.
\n\"grotta_6.jpg\"<\/a>Mill-1962 sal-llum: Ghaqda mill-Gdid<\/strong>
\nBill-Bolla Apostolicae Sedis ta\u2019 \u0120wanni XXIII, tal-24 ta\u2019 Novembru 1962, se\u0127\u0127et mill-\u0121did l-g\u0127aqda tant mixtieqa tal-Grotta mal-Parro\u010b\u010ba ta\u2019 San Pawl. I\u017c-\u017cew\u0121 knejjes materjalment ing\u0127aqdu wkoll. San Pawl sar Kolle\u0121\u0121jata kif kien jixraqlu. Il-pussess tal-Kanon\u010bi l-\u0121odda sar fit-23 ta\u2019 Marzu 1963. Aktar tard fl-24 ta\u2019 April 1963 \u0127arget bolla ohra \u2018Melitensis Insula\u2019 li tat lill-istituzzjoni, drittijiet o\u0127ra dwar l-ilbies tal-Kanonci u l-u\u017cu tal-mazza.<\/p>\n

Aktar dettalji: Mons G Azzopardi \u2013 Ir-Rabta Storika tal-Grotta mal-Knisja ta\u2019 San Pawl Barra s-Swar (Il-Festi Tag\u0127na 1987)St Paul’s Grotto<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong>
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\nThroughout the Roman rule, the old city of Mdina was extended to a section of Rabat, up to the site where now stands the Parish Church dedicated to St Paul. The ditch that surrounded the city was riddled with caverns cut in rock which were utilised as burial places by the inhabitants of the city,as Roman Law prohibited burials inside cities.<\/span><\/p>\n

On his journey to Rome the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked on our Island in the year 60AD and apparently dwelt in one of these caverns. This Grotto was thus turned into a meeting place of the first Christian community and our forefathers have since treated it with great respect, considering it as one of the sacred places on our Island.<\/p>\n

The same Grotto is the foundation of our Parish Church built much later and being sited on the outer side of the ditch of the city.<\/p>\n

St \"\"Paul’s Grotto was always kept as a Pauline shrine and a centre of pilgrimages and worship. Following the domination of the Arabs and as a result of the hardships suffered through many sieges and plagues, the cult and pilgrimages to this Grotto declined. But the Spanish Nobleman, Juan Benegos, revived again the devotion towards this Grotto.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1670 Benegos obtained from Pope Paul V the permission to look after the Grotto, which juridically became a separate entity from the Church. Benegos also obtained many indulgences and donations for the Grotto. He also founded a college of officiating priests to look after the Grotto and erected a Church above the Grotto itself dedicated to St Publius the first bishop of Malta.<\/p>\n

Benegos entrusted his foundations to the Knights of St John. Grandmaster Alof de Wignacourt instituted a Collegiate Church of the Order to carry out regular services in the Church. The successors of Wignacourt, especially Grandmasters Perellos and Pinto, endowed the Church with works of art and silver.
\nSt Paul’s Grotto was always kept as a Pauline shrine and a centre of pilgrimages and worship. Following the domination of the Arabs and as a result of the hardships suffered through many sieges and plagues, the cult and pilgrimages to this Grotto declined. But the Spanish Nobleman, Juan Benegos, revived again the devotion towards this Grotto.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"In 1670 Benegos obtained from Pope Paul V the permission to look after the Grotto, which juridically became a separate entity from the Church. Benegos also obtained many indulgences and donations for the Grotto. He also founded a college of officiating priests to look after the Grotto and erected a Church above the Grotto itself dedicated to St Publius the first bishop of Malta.<\/p>\n

Benegos entrusted his foundations to the Knights of St John. Grandmaster Alof de Wignacourt instituted a Collegiate Church of the Order to carry out regular services in the Church. The successors of Wignacourt, especially Grandmasters Perellos and Pinto, endowed the Chruch with works of art and silver.<\/p>\n

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IL-GROTTA TA\u2019 SAN PAWL Qabel is-sena 1610: Knisja Wa\u0127da Sas-sena 1610 il-Grotta u l-Knisja ta\u2019 San Pawl kienu mag\u0127qudin. Mhux biss, i\u017cda l-istess Knisja ta\u2019 San Pawl bil-Grotta b\u2019kollox kellha rabtiet qawwija mal-Kattidral ta\u2019 l-Imdina g\u0127ax il-Parro\u010b\u010ba (sal-1902) kienet t\u0127addan ir-Rabat u l-Imdina. Il-kap ta\u2019 din il-Parro\u010b\u010ba, li sal-1539 kien … Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16973,"href":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/16973"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanpawl.rabatmalta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}