St Paul’s CathedralMdina/Rabat, Malta
Dedicated to the Patron Saint of Malta, St Paul's Cathedral is Baroque in style and was built in the 17th century. Designed by architect Lorenzo Gafa, the cathedral took five years to build. The...
Dedicated to the Patron Saint of Malta, St Paul's Cathedral is Baroque in style and was built in the 17th century. Designed by architect Lorenzo Gafa, the cathedral took five years to build. The impressive interior of the cathedral holds an ornate vault, gilded and with an arched ceiling of paintings of St Paul’s Shipwreck as depicted by artists, the Manno brothers. Surrounded by marble and detailed stone masonry, the interior of the cathedral is even more awe-inspiring than its beautiful exterior. The twin bell towers can be seen around Mdina and beyond, and underneath each sit large clocks – as with all places of worship bearing clocks in Malta, they tell different times, of which only one is correct. This is said to confuse the devil as to when parishioners attend mass.
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