Francesco Zerafa

The Castellania in Valletta, which was designed by Zerafa shortly before his death. It was completed under the direction of Giuseppe Bonici.

Francesco Zerafa (Maltese: Franġisk Zerafa, 1679 – 21 April 1758) was a Maltese architect. In 1714, he succeeded Giovanni Barbara as Capomastro delle Opere della Religione (the principal architect of the Order of St. John), a post which he held until his death. Together with Antonio Azzopardi, he oversaw the construction of the Manoel Theatre to designs of Romano Carapecchia in 1731–32.[1]

He designed the Castellania in Valletta in 1757, but he died on 21 April 1758 before the building was completed. He was succeeded as Capomastro delle Opere by Giuseppe Bonici, who oversaw the construction of the Castellania until it was completed in 1760.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Schiavone, Michael J. (2009). Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 2 G–Z. Pietà: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. p. 1709. ISBN 9789993291329.
  2. ↑ "The Castellania". Malta Environment and Planning Authority. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
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