Santa Verna

Santa Verna
Remains of Santa Verna temple
Santa Verna is located in Malta
Santa Verna
Shown within Malta
LocationXagħra, Gozo, Malta
Coordinates36°2′44.1″N 14°15′31″E / 36.045583°N 14.25861°E / 36.045583; 14.25861
TypeTemple
Village
Part ofMegalithic Temples of Malta
History
MaterialLimestone
Foundedc.5000 BC (earliest remains)
c.3400 BC (temple)
PeriodsGħar Dalam phase
Ġgantija phase
Site notes
Excavation dates1908–1961
ArchaeologistsT. Eric Peet
Thomas Ashby
R. N. Bradley
David H. Trump
ConditionPoorly preserved ruins

Santa Verna is a megalithic site in Xagħra on the island of Gozo, Malta. The site was originally occupied by a village and a megalithic temple. Although the temple is in poor condition now, in ancient times it was probably one of the major temples in the Maltese islands. The site takes its name from a chapel dedicated to Saint Venera that once stood close to the temple.[1]

  1. ^ "Santa Verna". xaghraparish.org. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

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