Announcements were made on October 28, 1994, regarding the conversion of Bighi Palace in Kalkara,…
KevinOctober 28, 2016
On the 1950th anniversary of the shipwreck of St Paul in Malta, Pope Benedict XVI…
KevinApril 4, 2010
Born on 27 September 1919 in Isla, Charles Clews was a Maltese comic actor and…
KevinJanuary 29, 2009
The community originally founded by St John Bosco, began living in the Convent of St…
KevinOctober 20, 2008
The main sports complex in the South of Malta with the largest indoor sports facilities…
KevinMarch 1, 2003
United behind the theme ‘One Heart with the Pope – Qalb Waħda mal-Papa”, the Maltese…
KevinMay 26, 1990
Villa Portelli is located across the hill leading to Bighi in Kalkara and was built…
KevinJanuary 30, 1979
After the war, some believed that the Isla Parish Church should be rebuilt after it…
KevinAugust 24, 1957
He was instrumental during the Second World War, when he helped to arrange the transfer…
KevinOctober 17, 1955
On the 50th anniversary of the coronation of the titular painting of the Immaculate Conception…
KevinJuly 23, 1955
Archbishop Michael Gonzi laid the foundation stone for the new church dedicated to the Annunciation…
KevinMarch 27, 1955
Archbishop Mikiel Gonzi bought a sizeable piece of land near the Kalkara shore and gifted…
KevinSeptember 7, 1952
The convent of the Dominican friars we see today replaced the one that was demolished…
KevinJuly 27, 1952
In 1941 the statue of the Immaculate Conception together with the titular painting of Bormla,…
KevinNovember 19, 1944
Found in Birgu Square, the Clock Tower had five floors and was about forty metres…
KevinApril 27, 1942
After being spared during the first months of the war, except for some minor damage,…
KevinApril 9, 1942
On Sunday morning of the 19th of January 1941, Birgu suffered one of the fiercest…
KevinJanuary 19, 1941
During one of the attacks on the HMS Illustrious, the Isla Basilica dedicated to the…
KevinJanuary 16, 1941
The tram service in Malta, known as the Malta Tramway and Transport Company Limited, operated…
KevinDecember 15, 1929
Until the first quarter of the 20th century, the Church of the Annunciation in Birgu…
KevinAugust 23, 1925
This decision seems to have found opposition from some, so much so that it ended…
KevinDecember 17, 1923
On Saturday, 3 February 1923, in a concert that was organised by the Għaqda Kittieba…
KevinFebruary 3, 1923
Celebrations honouring St Dominic of Gusman's 700th death anniversary took place at Birgu's Church of…
KevinJune 25, 1922
The Society of Christian Doctrine, better known as MUSEUM, was founded by St George Preca…
KevinOctober 15, 1921
On the shore of Isla, on 4 September 1921, Archbishop Mauro Caruana crowned the titular…
KevinSeptember 4, 1921
When Lorenzo Gafà designed the facade of the Church of St Lawrence, he set aside…
KevinAugust 3, 1913
He was a Maltese playwright, poet, novelist, novel writer, lexicographer, philologist and translator.
KevinOctober 16, 1904
Bishop Carmelo Scicluna accepted a request to build a new church in Kalkara on a…
KevinDecember 10, 1897
The building work was completed in 1895 and consecrated by Archbishop Mauro Caruana on 30…
KevinJune 22, 1890
Born on May 9, 1885, in Cospicua, Ġanni Vella embarked on his artistic journey during…
KevinMay 9, 1885
After the water was introduced in Cottonera in 1845, the colonial government decided to build…
KevinApril 22, 1846
The aqueduct that was built to transfer water from Fawwara to Cospicua was 9 miles…
KevinJuly 7, 1845
On the night between 18 and 19 October 1837, a ciborium filled with consecrated hosts…
KevinOctober 21, 1837
He was a Maltese playwright, poet, novelist, novel writer, lexicographer, philologist and translator.
KevinNovember 7, 1821
During the French occupation of Malta, the French army erected a Liberty Pole on 10…
KevinAugust 10, 1798
He began his artistic career as a sculptor in his father's workshop and later trained…
KevinAugust 19, 1773
The Church of the Monastery of Santa Scholastica in Birgu, dedicated to St Anne, dates…
KevinMay 7, 1679
After the Siege of Candia, Grand Master Cotoner feared that the Ottomans would turn their…
KevinAugust 28, 1670
Also known as the Firenzuola Lines, they were built in the 17th and 18th centuries…
KevinDecember 30, 1638
In the 17th century, the Dominicans decided to demolish the church given to them in…
KevinMarch 23, 1636
The first small church dedicated to St Paul in the area called Maħten it-Tin in…
KevinNovember 13, 1590
At the beginning of the 16th century, the Dominicans were offered the old church dedicated…
KevinFebruary 4, 1528