Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck
Collegiate of St Paul | ||
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The Collegiate Matrix Parish church of Saint Paul | ||
Il-Knisja Kolleġġjata Arċipretali u Matriċi ta' San Pawl | ||
Style Baroque | | |
Specifications | ||
Number of spires | 2 | |
Bells | 7 | |
Administration | ||
Archdiocese | Malta | |
Parish | Valletta | |
Clergy | ||
Archpriest | Alex Cordina |
The Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, also known as simply the Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, is a
History
Saint Paul the Apostle is considered the spiritual father of the Maltese. His shipwreck on Malta is described in the New Testament (Acts 28, 1). St. Luke wrote, "we found that the island was called Melita".[2]: V
The church traces its origins to 1570s, was designed by Girolamo Cassar, and completed in December 1582. The church was ceded to the Jesuit Fathers and a new church was started in 1639. The church's facade was rebuilt in 1885 according to the design of Nicholas Zammit.[2]: 6
The church building is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.[3]
In 2024, the church building was featured in Season 28 of ABC's The Bachelor when Bachelor Joey and contestant Lexi visited the church during a date.[4]
Interior
The church hosts fine artistic works, including the magnificent altarpiece by
See also
- Culture of Malta
- History of Malta
- List of Churches in Malta
- Religion in Malta
References
- Citations
- ^ a b Bain 2004, p. 38
- ^ ISBN 9990930015
- ^ "Collegiate Church of St. Paul's Shipwreck" (PDF). National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "The Bachelor recap: A sea change in Malta". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ B. Leo Barrington (1992). The Malta Year Book. Malta: St. Michael's College Publications. p. 436.
- Bibliography
- Bain, Carolyn (2004). Malta & Gozo. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-74059-178-X.
- Churches in Valletta, brochure, published by Malta Tourism Authority.
External links
- Media related to Church of St Paul's Shipwreck at Wikimedia Commons
- Ciarlo', John. "St Paul's Shipwreck Church at Valletta". Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.