Calabrian artist Mattia Preti was in charge of the embellishment, and effectively completely transformed the interior in the Baroque style. However, in the 1660s, Grand Master Raphael Cotoner ordered the redecoration of the interior so as to rival the churches of Rome. įor the first century of its existence, the church's interior was modestly decorated. Construction of the oratory and sacristy began in 1598, during the magistracy of Martin Garzez, and they were completed by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt in 1604. Lawrence's Church in the Order's former headquarters Birgu.
John's was completed in 1577, it became the new conventual church of the Order instead of St. However Cassar still took decisions over the final design and made modifications, and thus became the sole architect of the co-cathedral. It is held that Cassar went to Rhodes to bring a plan of an already existing church that was by then converted to a Mosque, to use it as a model for the present co-cathedral. The church was designed by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar, who was also responsible for the construction of many important buildings in Valletta. It was initially named, in the Italian common language of the time, as Chiesa Conventuale di San Giovanni Battista. John's Co-Cathedral was commissioned in 1572 by Jean de la Cassière, Grand Master of the Order of St. History The co-cathedral in the 1870sįollowing the Great Siege of 1565, St.
The interior of the church is considered to be one of the finest examples of high Baroque architecture in Europe. In the 17th century, its interior was redecorated in the Baroque style by Mattia Preti and other artists. The church was designed by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar, who designed several of the more prominent buildings in Valletta. John between 15, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John ( Maltese: Knisja Konventwali ta' San Ġwann).
St John's Co-Cathedral ( Maltese: Kon-Katidral ta' San Ġwann) is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. The Major Conventual and Parochial Church of the Jerosolymitan Order dedicated to St John the Baptist
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