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| Information about this Church or Chapel | |
| Locality in Gozo | Gharb |
| Status | Church |
| Year Built | 1679 |
| Dedication | Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth (taz-Zejt) |
| Feast date | 1st Sunday of July |
| The parish was at first established during the bishopric of Michael Molina on 29 August 1679, the second parish (after Xewkija) to be established outside the town of Rabat. Its first seat was the still standing chapel of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth, known popularly as taz-Zejt. This proved itself too small and the parishioners decided to build a new church in1699. | |
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