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Mgr Ġwann Azzopardi, better known as Dun Ġwann, has died, religious authorities said on Friday.
In his last post on Facebook this afternoon, he wrote that he had embarked on a much awaited journey to the Lord and asked for prayers so that he arrives safely .
News of his death was given in a Facebook post by St Paul’s Basilica in Rabat, where Azzopardi was honorary canon.
In another Facebook post later, the Mdina Metropolitan Chapter said Azzopardi, who was 84, had dedicated his life to serving Christ and His Church since 1962 when he was ordained priest.
Azzopardi served as curator of the Mdina Cathedral museum between 1967 and 2001 and as an archivist of the Mdina Metropolitan Chapter since 2013. He also founded the Wignacourt Museum in Rabat and lectured at the Archbishop s Seminary.