page_title: Santa Margerita Chapel
section_title: Recent
hierarchical_section_title: Santa Margerita Chapel / Recent
caption_attribution_description: English: St Margaret Chapel
context_page_description: Santa Margerita Chapel, also known as Arar Chapel, is a 16th century chapel in San Gwann, Malta. The chapel was built for the farmers working the surrounding fields. At the time, attacks from the sea were common.
  The chapel was partially damaged during World War II, with serious damage but large portions surviving. Today the church is a landmark in San Gwann, in architectural contrast with the modern housing of the area.
context_section_description: During World War II several families relocated to San Gwann from the Valletta and the surrounding cities and suburbs, for safety's sake. The chapel was directly hit during the war, destroying its ceiling and one of the side walls. After the war more families relocated to San Gwann as many of buildings in the cities had suffered serious damage. The chapel's damaged parts and original architecture were restored. 
  On the inauguration plaque it is written:
  A parish church dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes was built in the 1950s, replacing the chapel. Today the chapel is used for adoration, with Masses celebrated less frequently. It is sometimes used for the children of the local schools, for weddings and on the feast of Saint Margaret. Traditionally the chapel was in the middle of farming fields and agricultural lands, but today it is in the middle of an urban zone. The chapel's building is used as a roundabout and stands proudly as a landmark on its own. In 1994 it was scheduled as a grade 1 national monument by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. In 2003 a new monument by the name of Kolonna Eterna was installed just in front of the chapel. The two monuments are in contrast, but complement each other in this central area of San Gwann.
caption: Plaque uncovered after the damaged parts were rebuilt and the chapel was reopened to the public[3]
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