Inquisitor's Palace
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The Inquisitor's Palace is a museum sited in the heart of Birgu
, Vittoriosa, Malta
.
The palace was erected as the civil law courts of the Order of St John between 1530s and 1571 then became the inquisitor
’s residence from 1574 until 1798.
The Inquisitor’s Palace is now the "flagship" of Maltese Ethnography
.
The collection on display at the Inquisitor’s Palace aims to portray the salient aspects of Malta’s urban religious culture, placing particular focus on the early modern period and the impact of the Inquisition on Maltese society through the centuries.
These two related themes are elucidated by means of a display that brings together the liturgical calendar with the most popular cults and devotions on the island.
The museum is managed by Heritage Malta
.
Birgu
Birgu is an ancient city in Malta. It played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565. Its population stood at 2,633 in December 2008.-History:...
, Vittoriosa, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
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The palace was erected as the civil law courts of the Order of St John between 1530s and 1571 then became the inquisitor
Inquisitor
An inquisitor was an official in an Inquisition, an organisation or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things frowned on by the Roman Catholic Church...
’s residence from 1574 until 1798.
The Inquisitor’s Palace is now the "flagship" of Maltese Ethnography
Ethnography
Ethnography is a qualitative method aimed to learn and understand cultural phenomena which reflect the knowledge and system of meanings guiding the life of a cultural group...
.
The collection on display at the Inquisitor’s Palace aims to portray the salient aspects of Malta’s urban religious culture, placing particular focus on the early modern period and the impact of the Inquisition on Maltese society through the centuries.
These two related themes are elucidated by means of a display that brings together the liturgical calendar with the most popular cults and devotions on the island.
The museum is managed by Heritage Malta
Heritage Malta
Heritage Malta is the Maltese national agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage. Created by the Cultural Heritage Act, enacted in 2002, the national agency replaced the former Museums Department....
.