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Lorenzo Gafà

1630 - 1704

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Lorenzo Gafà (1639–1703) was a Maltese Baroque architect and sculptor. He designed many churches in the Maltese Islands, including St. Paul's Cathedral in Mdina and the Cathedral of the Assumption in Victoria, Gozo. He was the younger brother of the sculptor Melchiorre Cafà. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lorenzo Gafà is the 389th most popular architect (down from 342nd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Malta (down from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Maltese Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Lorenzo Gafà ranks 389 out of 518. Before him are Walter Burley Griffin, Arturo Soria y Mata, Georges Candilis, Mihály Pollack, Mario Bellini, and Kadir Topbaş. After him are Alberto Palacio, Victor Baltard, Ron Arad, John Hejduk, Anastasios Metaxas, and Clemens Holzmeister.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1630, Lorenzo Gafà ranks 23. Before him are Pierre Daniel Huet, Guru Har Rai, Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp, Nikolay Diletsky, Cornelis Pietersz Bega, and Jean Richer. After him are Silvestro Valier, Kaibara Ekken, Lucy Walter, and Sultan Bahu. Among people deceased in 1704, Lorenzo Gafà ranks 20. Before him are Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Louis Bourdaloue, Menno van Coehoorn, Francesco Provenzale, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, and Agnes Block. After him are John Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, and Louis Hennepin.

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In Malta

Among people born in Malta, Lorenzo Gafà ranks 29 out of 71. Before him are Daphne Caruana Galizia (1964), Ċensu Tabone (1913), Girolamo Cassar (1520), Melchiorre Cafà (1636), Paul Xuereb (1923), and Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (1932). After him are Emma Heming Willis (1978), Anton Buttigieg (1912), Dun Karm Psaila (1871), George Preca (1880), Robert Abela (1977), and Karmenu Vella (1950).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Malta

Among architects born in Malta, Lorenzo Gafà ranks 2. Before him are Girolamo Cassar (1520).

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