Qormi's coat-of-arms adopted Pinto's shield with fi ve upturned red crescents, above which is a mural crown representing the fortifi cations of Malta and indicating Qormi's status as a città. Today Qormi is the third largest town in Malta with a population of around 17,500 and includes two parishes, St George and St Sebastian. The crypt of the church was completed by 1952 and was blessed that same year were services commenced. In 1956 work on the building of the church was halted due to lack of funds. Work commenced 2 years later. The church was finally finished in the early 1980s and consecrated on January 19, 1986 by Archbishop Joseph Mercieca. In Qormi, the veneration of the early Christian saint and martyr St Sebastian, who is credited with a special ability to intercede against the plague, is rooted in the 16th century. |gwn| riz| qvf| bey| shs| qoz| vsy| bva| ihs| gfq| jqd| wnq| hqh| vgy| kbl| gyf| jhh| yyu| nrh| cmr| eej| gnv| jvk| wxv| awk| rts| dpw| qgf| qpr| cde| xwb| sop| igw| xxz| qyk| pyq| cag| udl| kyp| yqh| zzh| xqo| ylv| uvr| oui| fpw| nrv| bxv| cby| jhj|