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Nibbia Chapel
Chapel of Bones
Il-Kappella ta' Nibbia
Il-Kappella tal-Għadam
Overgrown remains of the Nibbia Chapel
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35°54′0″N 14°31′5″E / 35.90000°N 14.51806°E / 35.90000; 14.51806
LocationValletta, Malta
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusChapel
Founded1619
Founder(s)Fra Giorgio Nibbia
DedicationOur Lady of Mercy
Architecture
Functional statusRuins
Architect(s)Romano Carapecchia (attributed)
StyleBaroque
Completed1731
Demolished14 February 1941 (bombed)
Late 1970s (demolished)
Specifications
Number of domes1
MaterialsLimestone

The Nibbia Chapel (Maltese: Il-Kappella ta' Nibbia) was a Roman Catholic chapel in Valletta, Malta, which was dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy. It was originally built in 1619 by Fra Giorgio Nibbia, a knight of the Order of St. John, and it was located near a cemetery where deceased patients from the nearby Sacra Infermeria were buried.

The chapel was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1731. In 1852 its crypt was decorated with skeletal human remains taken from the adjacent cemetery, giving rise to the name Chapel of Bones (Maltese: Il-Kappella tal-Għadam). The chapel was heavily damaged by aerial bombardment in 1941, and its ruins were subsequently demolished, leaving only some foundations on the site. However, the crypt might still survive intact.

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