Malta and Gozo are home to hundreds of historic churches and chapels, reflecting centuries of Catholic heritage. This directory lists churches across the Maltese islands, organised by town and village. From the great basilicas of Valletta to small rural chapels, these buildings form an important part of Malta's cultural and architectural history.
Directory of Churches in Malta and Gozo
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This directory lists historic churches and chapels across the Maltese islands.
Churches in Malta
- Churches and Chapels in Valletta
- Churches and Chapels in Birgu
- Churches and Chapels in Lija
- Churches and Chapels in Mdina
- Churches and Chapels in Mtarfa
- Churches in Rabat
- Churches in Victoria (Gozo)
Valletta contains some of Malta's most historic churches, including Dominican, Carmelite and Jesuit foundations dating to the 16th century.
Birgu (Vittoriosa) features numerous historic churches and chapels, from medieval foundations to Baroque masterpieces, reflecting the city’s role as the Knights’ early capital and a centre of Maltese religious heritage.
The village of Lija in central Malta possesses a rich religious heritage with nine churches and chapels scattered throughout the locality. These include the Baroque Parish Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus, built between 1694 and the early 18th century, as well as several historic chapels such as the Old Church of Our Saviour, which served as Lija’s parish church for about a century after the village became a parish in 1594.
The historic city of Mdina contains an important concentration of churches and chapels that reflect its long role as the religious and administrative centre of Malta. At the heart of the city stands the St Paul's Cathedral, the principal cathedral of the Maltese archdiocese and traditionally associated with the meeting between St Paul and the Roman governor Publius after the apostle’s shipwreck in AD 60.
Mtarfa’s churches and chapels reflect the town’s historical development from a rural settlement to a modern community, with the long-standing devotion centred on the Chapel and Parish Church of St Lucy serving as the main religious landmark of the locality.
Churches in Gozo
Marsalforn in Gozo is home to the main Church of St Paul Shipwrecked along with smaller chapels including the Chapel of St Anthony of Padua, reflecting the village’s historic coastal devotion and parish links to Xagħra.
Qala in Gozo features the prominent Parish Church o alongside historic chapels such as Chapel of Our Lady of the Rock and the rural Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, reflecting the village’s strong religious heritage.
Xagħra in Gozo is centred around the Basilica of the Nativity of Mary and includes historic chapels such as St Anthony Abbot, and other rural chapels reflecting its deep-rooted religious heritage.
Major Churches and Basilicas in Malta
- St John's Co-Cathedral – Valletta
- Rotunda of Mosta - Mosta
- Ta' Pinu Basilica – Gozo