Sacred places in Malta: temples, churches, shrines and mosques

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Catholicism · Valletta · 1573 tới 1577 (xây), thánh hiến ngày 20 tháng 2 năm 1578St John's Co-CathedralSt John's Co-Cathedral, Kon-Katidral ta' San Ġwann, Nhà thờ Thánh Gioan Tẩy Giả Valletta, St John's Conventual Church

The conventual church of the Order of Saint John, a chivalric religious order, designed by architect Girolamo Cassar and built from 1573, consecrated in 1578, and elevated to a co-cathedral in 1816. Its richly gilded Baroque interior features a barrel vault painted by Mattia Preti with scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist, around 400 inlaid marble tombstones across the floor, and Caravaggio's The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (City of Valletta, 1980)Triq San Ġwann (St John's Street), Il-Belt Valletta

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Protestantism · Valletta · Đặt đá móng ngày 20 tháng 3 năm 1839 dưới sự bảo trợ và tài trợ cá nhân của Thái hậu Adelaide (Hoàng hậu góa phụ của Vua William IV Vương quốc Anh) trên nền Dinh Hiệp sĩ Đức (Auberge d'Allemagne); hoàn thành theo thiết kế Tân cổ điển của kiến trúc sư William Scamp và thánh hiến ngày 1 tháng 11 năm 1844St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, VallettaSt Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral, Il-Katidral Anglikan ta' San Pawl, Collegiate Church of St Paul Valletta

One of the three cathedrals of the Anglican Diocese in Europe standing on Independence Square in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Valletta, commissioned and personally funded in 1839 by Queen Dowager Adelaide of the United Kingdom on the site of the Knights' Auberge d'Allemagne, designed in Neoclassical style by William Scamp and consecrated on November 1, 1844 with a landmark 64-meter limestone spire.

Pro-Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese in Europe, Grade 1 Scheduled National Monument of Malta, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage City of Valletta (1980)Independence Square (Misrah l-Indipendenza), West Street, VLT 1521 Valletta, Republic of Malta

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Islam · Paola (Southern Harbour Region) · Đặt đá móng ngày 2 tháng 7 năm 1978 trên đồi Corradino cạnh Nghĩa trang Hồi giáo Ottoman năm 1874; hoàn thành xây dựng năm 1982 theo đồ án của kiến trúc sư Mohammed Dado và chính thức khánh thành năm 1984Mariam Al-Batool Mosque, PaolaMosque of Mary the Pure, Masjid Maryam al-Batul, Corradino Mosque, Malta Islamic Centre at Paola

The only officially recognized purpose-built mosque in the Republic of Malta, situated on Corradino Hill in Paola adjacent to the 1874 Ottoman Muslim Cemetery, founded on July 2, 1978 and inaugurated in 1984 to a design by architect Mohammed Dado with a green dome and 31.5-meter minaret, named in honor of the Virgin Mary the Pure (Mariam Al-Batool) as an interfaith bridge between Islam and Christianity.

Sole Officially Recognized Purpose-Built Mosque in the Republic of Malta and Headquarters of the Malta Islamic CentreDom Mintoff Road (Triq Dom Mintoff), Corradino Hill (Kordin), PLA 9037 Paola, Republic of Malta

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Ancestor Veneration · Gozo Island (Xaghra) · Xây dựng trong giai đoạn Ggantija của Thời đại Đồ đá mới Malta từ khoảng năm 3600 tới 3200 trước Công nguyên (cổ hơn Kim tự tháp Ai Cập và vòng đá Stonehenge); Đền Nam dựng trước và Đền Bắc dựng nối tiếp; được khai quật lần đầu năm 1827 dưới sự chỉ đạo của Đại tá John Otto BayerĠgantija Megalithic Temples, GozoGgantija Temples, It-Tempji tal-Ggantija, Giants' Tower at Xaghra, Megalithic Temples of Gozo

Among the oldest free-standing religious structures in human history, crowning the Xaghra plateau on the island of Gozo (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1980), erected during the Maltese Neolithic Period between 3600 and 3200 BCE as twin cloverleaf-shaped megalithic temples enclosed within a single cyclopean coralline limestone wall whose largest slabs exceed 5 meters in length and 50 tons in weight.

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Megalithic Temples of Malta, inscribed individually in 1980 and extended in 1992, ref. 132) and Grade 1 National Archaeological Monument of MaltaXaghra Plateau, Triq John Otto Bayer, XRA 2502 Xaghra, Island of Gozo, Republic of Malta

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Catholicism · Mosta (Northern Region) · Khởi công ngày 30 tháng 5 năm 1833 và hoàn thành năm 1860 (thánh hiến ngày 15 tháng 10 năm 1871) bao trùm bên ngoài nhà thờ giáo xứ cũ năm 1614 của Tommaso Dingli theo thiết kế Tân cổ điển lấy cảm hứng từ đền Pantheon Rôma của kiến trúc sư Giorgio Grognet de Vasse; xảy ra Phép lạ Quả bom không nổ ngày 9 tháng 4 năm 1942Rotunda of MostaRotunda of Mosta, Mosta Dome, Ir-Rotunda tal-Mosta, Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady

Neoclassical architectural masterpiece in the heart of the island of Malta inspired by the Roman Pantheon, constructed between 1833 and 1860 by architect Giorgio Grognet de Vasse and master builder Angelo Gatt with a self-supporting limestone dome measuring 37.2 meters in internal diameter and renowned worldwide for the Miracle of the Bomb on April 9, 1942.

Papal Minor Basilica (elevated by Pope Francis on July 29, 2018), Coronated Marian Sanctuary (1975), and Grade 1 National Scheduled Monument of MaltaRotunda Square (Misrah ir-Rotunda), MST 1010 Mosta, Island of Malta, Republic of Malta

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24/10/2026Completed three major initiatives on the same day: (1) Verified primary international sources and published the remaining 199 full English editions across 192 countries and territories, officially completing Stage D with 100% bilingual Vietnamese and English coverage across the entire library. (2) Visually verified and published 35 openly licensed Wikimedia Commons photographs for 22 sites in Vietnam and 13 international sanctuaries. (3) Authored 100 new bilingual sacred place monographs with real photographs for Stage C across 25 countries and territories (South Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Canada and Mexico), expanding each from 1 to 5 places and bringing the library to 761 sacred places.
29/09/2026Officially opened the doors of Hall of Myriad Paths to readers worldwide as a living spiritual library that grows every day. On the same day, authored 60 new Stage A sacred place monographs across 60 countries in the Nordic and Baltic regions, the Balkans, the Gulf, Central Asia, European microstates, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean (including Roskilde Cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja, the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Ostrog Monastery, Malé Friday Mosque, Sulayman-Too, Old Orhei, the Temple in the Sea and Ambohimanga), while verifying and publishing 59 openly licensed photographs for the second and third batches.
28/09/2026In the Main Hall, transformed 174 sacred symbols of faiths and branches into raised 3D forms so visitors can select their own tradition before making an offering, alongside a public record of milestones. In the Places section, authored 30 new Stage A monographs across 30 countries in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America (including St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Rila Monastery, Svetitskhoveli, Etchmiadzin, al-Qarawiyyin, the Great Mosque of Djenné, Namugongo and the Basilica of Luján).

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How were these places chosen

Four tests: it is officially listed as a heritage site, it belongs to a tradition this library covers, its site and orientation can be read in feng shui terms, and an openly licensed photograph exists.

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