Travel Photography Photos taken by GregW
6,728 tons of bombs to fell on Malta in April, 36 times the amount to fall on Coventry. In March and April 1942 more bombs were dropped on Malta than fell on London during the entire Blitz. Malta's people and her defenders were awarded the George Cross by King George VI for their bravery during the air raids "To bear witness to the heroism and devotion of its people during the great siege it underwent in the early parts of World War Two."
Saint Publius is the first Maltese Saint. He is venerated as the first Bishop of Malta. Publius' conversion by St. Paul after Paul was shipwrecked on the island led to Malta being the first Christian nation in the West, and one of the first in the world. Publius, who was the Roman governor of the island at the time, received the Apostle Paul during his shipwreck on the island as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles. According to the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul cured Publius' dysentery-afflicted father.
6,728 tons of bombs to fell on Malta in April, 36 times the amount to fall on Coventry. In March and April 1942 more bombs were dropped on Malta than fell on London during the entire Blitz. Malta's people and her defenders were awarded the George Cross by King George VI for their bravery during the air raids "To bear witness to the heroism and devotion of its people during the great siege it underwent in the early parts of World War Two."
I couldn't figure out why they kept calling big churches "Co-Cathedrals" in Malta until I came across the Anglican "Pro-Cathedral" and realised it was to indicate if it was Catholic (Co-Cathedrals) or Protestant (Pro-Cathedrals).
December 13th was a public holiday for the day of Santa Luċija (Saint Lucy). They had marching bands trooping through the streets of Valletta.
Oliver Reed was in Malta filming Gladiator. According to a Maltese police spokesman, "He was in a pub called The Pub in Archbishop Street, Valletta, at 1430 our time when he was taken ill. They called an ambulance about five minutes later and 10 minutes after that he died on the way to hospital." The Pub, 136, Archbishop Street, Valletta, VL10.
The stairs were built with low steps to allow the armoured knights and their armoured horses an easy walk up the hilly Valletta