Tumas Dingli
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Tumas Dingli was an architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

. His Father was called 'Gakbu', the Maltese name for Jacob while his mother was called 'Katarina', which is similar to the name Katrina in English.

Dingli studied to become an architect and worked on the following projects:
  • The Old Church of Birkirkara
    Birkirkara
    Birkirkara or B'Kara is a city of 25,858 inhabitants in central Malta. It is the most populated town on the island and consists of four autonomous parishes: St Helen, St Joseph, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Mary. It also houses one of the most famous colleges in Malta, St Aloysius' College...

  • The Old Church Of Masta
  • The Church of Naxxar
    Naxxar
    Naxxar is a village in the central north of Malta, with a population of about 13,647 people . The Naxxar Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Victories. The feast is celebrated on September 8...

     & of Zebbug
  • In Għargħur
  • In Żabbar
    Zabbar
    Ħaż-Żabbar is the fourth largest town in Malta, with a population of 17,030 . Originally a part of Żejtun, Ħaż-Żabbar was granted the title of Città Hompesch by the last of the Grandmasters of the Knights of St...

  • In Gudja
    Gudja
    Gudja is a village in Malta with a population of 2,901 . The village is located on a small hill south of the city of Valletta overlooking Malta International Airport....

  • In Attard
    Attard
    Ħ'Attard is a village located at the centre-most point of the island of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija it forms part of "the Three Villages" and has been inhabited since the Classical Period. Ħ'Attard's traditional Latin motto is Florigera rosis halo due to its many flower gardens and citrus...



His masterpiece was designing the Attard Parish Church.

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