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Lorenzo Gafà

Maltese architect and sculptor
Person human Q1083480

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1630, 1639[7]
Date of death
1704, 1703[8]
Place of birth
Birgu
Place of death
Birgu
Country of citizenship
Malta[9]
Occupation
architect, sculptor
Notable work
St. Paul's Cathedral, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Madonna, Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck[10][11][12]
Sibling
Melchiorre Cafà[16]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[17]
Family name
Gafà[14]
Given name
Lorenzo[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lorenzo Gafa en Lorenzo Gafà de Lorenzo Gafa de Lorenzo Cafa de Lorenzo Cafà he לורנצו גאפה nl Lorenzo Gafa ru Лоренцо Гафа
🔖 Identifiers · 11
ISNI
0000000049197597
VIAF cluster ID
46466112
Library of Congress authority ID
no2004010815
GND ID
1050687477
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lorenzo Gafa.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM person/group ID
31181
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02101636
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1050687477
Europeana entity
agent/base/53698
Freebase ID
/m/03gyj64
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrVmyptC64kmV6px3WjC

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🔗 Connections
← Architect 7
St. Paul's Cathedral, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Madonna, Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, St. Lawrence's Church, Vittoriosa, Church of St Catherine, Żejtun, Church of St Nicholas, Siġġiewi, Parish Church of the Assumption, Qrendi
Notable work 3
St. Paul's Cathedral, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Madonna, Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck
Occupation 2
architect, sculptor
Country of citizenship 1
Malta
Given name 1
Lorenzo
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Birgu
Place of death 1
Birgu
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Melchiorre Cafà
Siblings 1
Melchiorre Cafà
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Summary

Lorenzo Gafà was born on 1630[1] in Birgu[2]. He died on 1704[3] in Birgu[4]. He worked as an architect[5] and sculptor[6].

FAQs

Where was Lorenzo Gafà born?

Lorenzo Gafà's place of birth was Birgu[2].

Where did Lorenzo Gafà die?

Lorenzo Gafà passed away in Birgu[4].

What did Lorenzo Gafà do for work?

Lorenzo Gafà worked as an architect[5] and sculptor[6].

Related Entities

Birgu Malta

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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