SAN SALVATORE CHAPEL

St Edward St, Birgu

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EMMANUEL DE ROHAN

Emmanuel de Rohan was born in la Mancha, Spain on 18 April 1725. His father…

GIAN FRANCESCO ABELA

Gian Francesco Abela, born in Birgu, was a distinguished priest, historian, and vice-chancellor of the…

MATTIA PRETI

Mattia Preti, born in Taverna, Calabria, in 1613, was a major Italian Baroque painter known…

JEAN PARISOT DE LA VALETTE

Born to a noble family in Parisot, France, circa 1495, Jean Parisot de Valette entered…

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The breakwater is handed over to the Admiralty 1909

11 October 1909

The building of the breakwater was completed in 1909.

The mutiny of the Froberg Regiment in Fort Ricasoli1807

12 April 1807

The Froberg mutiny was a revolt within the British armed forces by the Froberg Regiment…

The consecration of the Church of St Nicholas in Fort Ricasoli 1698

15 May 1698

In the 17th century, Grand Master Nicolás Cotoner felt the need to have a church…

The laying of the foundation stone of Fort Ricasoli 1670

15 June 1670

In 1669 Grand Master Nicolás Cotoner instructed engineer Antonio Maurizio Valperga to design a new…

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From the Order’s Arsenal to the first drydocks built in the mid-1800s, French Creek has…

SANTA MARGHERITA LINES, BORMLA

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KOTTONERA LINES

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HOLY CRUCIFIX ORATORY, BORMLA

The proportions, sculptural decorations, and accompanying artworks and silver pieces make this oratory one of…

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Once an orphanage for poor girls, the conservatorio is now a home for the elderly.

TROGLODYTIC CHURCH, BORMLA

Hewn from the live rock and buried for centuries, this subterranean church was accidentally rediscovered…