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Chapels: San Anton Abbati |
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| A small chapel dedicated to St. Antony
of Egypt (251?-356) who passed the greatest part of his life as
a hermit. It is said that when he retired to the solitary life
in the Egyptian desert, he fought demons under the guise of wild
beasts. He is also renown as the founder of early Christian monasticism.
St. Antony is considered to be a special protector of animals and
this is why this chapel is the site of a ceremony that takes place
on the Sunday following the 17th of January (this latter date being
the feast day of this saint). One can witness the many animals,
both those used for some kind of work and pets, brought by their
owners, young and old, to be blessed, a custom going back to 1962
in Mosta.
Regarding
this small chapel itself, the present building is the second
erected on this site in about 1657 financed by two
Mosta residents. As a fit neighbour to the chapel there is a
large stone statue with a pig, sculptured by artist Tarcisio
Montebello.
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