Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady, Xagħra

Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady
Knisja Kolleġġjata Bażilika ta' Marija Bambina
The church's façade in 2011
36°3′1.1″N 14°15′54.1″E / 36.050306°N 14.265028°E / 36.050306; 14.265028
LocationXagħra, Gozo, Malta
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.xaghraparish.org
History
StatusBasilica, Collegiate church, Parish church
Founded12 May 1692 (first church)
DedicationNativity of Mary
Consecrated26 May 1878
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Salv Bondin
StyleBaroque
Years built1815–1855
1892 (dome)
Construction cost70,000 scudi
Specifications
MaterialsLimestone
Administration
DioceseGozo

The Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady (Maltese: Knisja Kolleġġjata Bażilika ta' Marija Bambina) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary. The present building was constructed between 1815 and 1855, on the site of a smaller church which had been built in the 17th century. The dome was added in 1892. The church became a collegiate church in 1900, and a basilica in 1967.