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Richard Ellis, Speranza Chapel, Mosta

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English: Speranza Chapel, which is situated at the Speranza Valley, Mosta, it was built in the 18th century, between 1760 and 1761. A legend tied to the Chapel recounts that, during a Turkish invasion, a young girl and her sisters taking care of their family's sheep were at risk to be taken by the invaders. While the sisters escaped, the young girl could not run fast enough because she limped slightly. It is said that she hid in a cave (found under the Chapel, on its left side), and meanwhile she prayed to Mary, mother of Jesus, promising that if she were saved, she would build a chapel dedicated to Our Lady. When the Turkish invaders chasing her arrived, they didn't look for her in the cave because they thought the girl could not be hiding there as there was an intact web at the entrance, which would have not been so if someone had gone in. (descripton courtesy of Valerie Rosaria Nicola Coulson, MVH)
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Source Malta Vintage History
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Richard Ellis  (1842–1924)  wikidata:Q60763266
 
Richard Ellis
Description British photographer
Date of birth/death 1842 Edit this at Wikidata 23 December 1924 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Malta
Work period 1862–1924
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creator QS:P170,Q60763266

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