St. Paul’s Cathedral & Museum - Mdina
Tradition holds that St. Paul’s Cathedral in Malta occupies the location where Roman governor Publius encountered St. Paul after his shipwreck on Malta.
The Cathedral of today sits atop a 12th-century church, which was destroyed in the 1693 earthquake of Sicily. Rebuilt in the 17th century, the church dominates the narrow streets of the walled city of Mdnin. It has an active parish and is the seat of the Maltese Archbishop.
The Cathedral Museum is housed in the former Seminary, and is located in the same square as the church. Artwork spanning the 14th to the early 20th centuries, as well as religious vestments, historical furniture, and coins of antiquity, are on display in the museum.
The Chancel, with marble statues depicting St. John and St. Luke.
Chapel of the Cruifix, one of eight lavish chapels in the church.
An ornate lantern dome of the Cathedral.
The beautiful cupola of the Cathedral.
Pipe Organ Built in 1774
This organ was built by the famous organ builder Rossi. After years of modifications, It underwent a meticulous restoration in 2003.
A section of the oranate, gold-gilded ceiling.
Cathedral Museum
This hall was created as a time capsule, a journey back to Baroque Malta. The items displayer here were donated by a private art collecto
This room's lighting and design beautifully accentuate the artworks on display.
A chapel altar in the museum.
Renaissance painting “Christ as Salvator Mundi with the Apostles”, dated 1510.