点评:The Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is one of the major churches of Valletta, and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes the entire city.
The Carmelite Order had a presence on Malta from at least 1418, and it established a church and convent within Valletta shortly after the city's founding in 1566. Hospitaller Grand Master Pierre de Monte transferred a plot of land to the Carmelites on 27 July 1570; the deed of transfer was retained within the records of notary Placido Habel. The property was transferred for 66 scudi, but in April 1571 del Monte issued two decrees which rescinded this sum, such that the Carmelites were granted the land for free.
On 4 March 1942, during WWII, the church was bombarded and it suffered serious damage. The Carmelite friars subsequently decided to demolish its ruins and replace it with a new church. Several artistic and historic objects were lost in the process, although many of the old church's contents survived and were reincorporated into the new building.
翻译:加尔默罗圣母大教堂是瓦莱塔的主要教堂之一,也是整个城市被列为联合国教科文组织世界遗产的一部分。
至少从1418年起,加尔默罗会便已在马耳他活动;1566年瓦莱塔建城后不久,该修会便在此地修建了一座教堂和修道院。1570年7月27日,医院骑士团大团长皮埃尔·德·蒙特将一块土地转让给了加尔默罗会;该转让契约被保存在公证人普拉西多·哈贝尔的档案中。这片土地的转让价格为66斯库迪,但在1571年4月,德·蒙特颁布两项法令撤销了这一金额,从而使加尔默罗会得以免费获得该土地。
1942年3月4日,第二次世界大战期间,这座教堂遭炮击,遭受了严重破坏。随后,加尔默罗会修士们决定拆除教堂的废墟,并重建一座新教堂。这一过程导致一些具有艺术与历史价值的物品遗失,不过原教堂的许多物品得以保存,并被重新纳入新教堂中。