A short history of Ta’ Sannat - part two

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Title:	A short history of Ta’ Sannat - part two
Authors:	Gauci, Charles A.
Keywords:	Sannat (Malta) -- History Parish of St. Margaret (Sannat, Malta) -- History Malta Earthquake, Malta, 1693 Sannat (Malta) -- Population -- 18th century Sannat (Malta) -- Population -- 19th century Palazzo Palina (Sannat, Malta) Historic towers -- Malta -- Sannat -- History Malta -- History -- French occupation, 1798-1800 Vitale, Emanuele, 1759-1802 Patriotism -- Malta -- History -- 18th century Sciberras Testaferrata, Fabrizio, 1757-1843 Malta -- History -- British occupation, 1800-1964 Feast of St. Margaret -- Malta -- Sannat -- History -- 19th century Caruana Spiteri, Vinċenzu, 1896-1932 Composers -- Malta
Issue Date:	2016
Publisher:	Sannat : Soċjetà Mużikali Santa Margerita
Citation:	Gauci, C. A. (2016). A short history of Ta’ Sannat - part two. Festa [Santa Margerita, Sannat], 2016, 75-77, 79.
Abstract:	I ended Part One of this short narrative on the history of our village with the happy event of Ta' Sannat becoming a separate parish in 1688. A few years after this, however, on 11th January 1693 at about 2pm, a terrible earthquake hit Sicily with its epicentre in Noto, a mere 100km away from Gozo. This earthquake was so powerful, that according to contemporary sources, the sea at Xlendi receded by about a kilometre and then returned with violent force - a tsunami. At the same time a large chunk of land at Ta' Ċenċ fell into the sea. The cathedral church in Rabat (Victoria) was badly damaged and had to be levelled and rebuilt; luckily no one was killed.
URI:	https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/72391
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