Ciro Ferri Monstrance

The silver and gilt bronze reliquary which contained the right arm of St John the Baptist was commissioned by Grand Master Gregorio Carafa and was designed by Ciro Ferri in 1689.

It was made to be the crowning glory of the altar of the Oratory of San Giovanni Decollato, St John’s Co-Cathedral.

The reliquary underwent restoration in 1997 with initiative of the Museums Department, Valletta and the Central Restoration Institute, Rome.

The restoration works were financed by the Italian-Maltese Protocol and were entrusted to the firm Sante Guido.