St. Paul's Church

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Location: Triq San Pawl, Bormla

St Paul’s church is a Baroque-Doric 18th Century church located in the heart of Cospicua. The first stone of the church was laid by Archbishop Paul Alphéran de Bussan on 11 August 1735, in the presence of the clergy of Cospicua. The construction of the church was completed in 1740 and was blessed in 1741. The church is located on the same site of an older church built in 1590. The church features various works of art such as the altarpiece which is the work of Rokku Buhagiar from Bormla and it depicts the Conversion of St Paul. This is regarded as one of the masterpieces of the Maltese Baroque. The church features one high altar and two side altars. One of the side altars which depicts the Holy Family is the work of the Cospicua born artist Giovanni Vella. The other side altar contains a painting which depicts the Martyrdom of St Barbara that is the work of Francesco Zahra. Two other paintings are found in the church’s vestry which portray the Resurrection of Lazarus and the Meeting between St Francis and St Dominic. In collaboration with Kottonera Foundation

Il-knisja ta’ San Pawl hija knisja Barokka-Dorika tas-Seklu 18 li tinsab fil-qalba ta’ Bormla. L-ewwel ġebla tal-knisja tqiegħdet mill-Arċisqof Paul Alphéran de Bussan fil-11 ta’ Awwissu 1735, fil-preżenza tal-kleru ta’ Bormla. Il-kostruzzjoni tal-knisja tlestiet fl-1740 u tbierket fl-1741. Il-knisja tinsab fuq l-istess sit fejn qabel kien hemm knisja antika li ġiet mibnija fl-1590. Il-knisja fiha diversi opri tal-arti bħall-artal li huwa x-xogħol ta’ Rokku Buhagiar minn Bormla li juri l-Konverżjoni ta’ San Pawl. Dan huwa meqjus bħala wieħed mill-kapolavuri tal-Barokk Malti. Il-knisja għandha altar maġġur wieħed u żewġ artali fil-ġnub. Wieħed mill-artali tal-ġenb li juri l-Familja Mqaddsa huwa x-xogħol tal-artist minn Bormla Giovanni Vella u l-artal tal-ġenb l-ieħor fih pittura li turi l-Martirju ta’ Santa Barbara li hija x-xogħol ta’ Francesco Zahra. Żewġ pitturi oħra jinsabu fis-sagristija tal-knisja li juru l-Qawmien ta’ Lazzru u l-Laqgħa bejn San Franġisk u San Duminku. B’kollaborazzjoni mal-Fondazzjoni Kottonera.