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Works of art, particularly those found in our churches, give us an insight of God’s beauty. Sacred art not only manifests the artist’s capabilities but also exalts the community’s level of faith, since the beauty of what is human leads us to reflect on what is spiritual. This was the two-pronged consideration of the Maltese artist Giuseppe Bonnici, which he fully achieved.
St Aloysius Gonzaga, Senglea basilica.
Born in Senglea on December 11, 1835, Giuseppe was the son of Antonio Bonnici and Carmela née Pappalardo. He was baptised on December 13 by Canon Francesco Bonello at the Senglea Collegiate. In the parish’s Status Animarum of 1846, he is listed as the youngest of five siblings who lived at no 70, St Peter and St Paul Street, Senglea.