- Church of Christ Redeemer
- Church of the Jesuits
Church of St. Paul's Shipwreck (St Paul Street)
The
first church dedicated to the Shipwreck of St Paul was built on another site in
Valletta. With the arrival and establishment of the Jesuit Order in Malta,
towards the end of the 16th century the church was handed over to
the Jesuit Order and a new church was built in the location where we find the
present church. In 1639 it was decided that a larger church should be built
designed by the Maltese architect Bartolomeo Garagona. The dome was the work of
Lorenzo Gafà`, while the present façade was added in the 19th century
and it was designed by Nicola Zammit. The interior of the church is richly
decorated with works by Matteo Perez d’Aleccio, Antoine Favray and Attilio
Palombi. The titular statue of St Paul is considered as one of the masterpieces
of Baroque statuary, the work of the Maltese Melchiorre Gafà.
- Church of St. Mary of Jesus
- Scots Church of St. Andrew
- Church of Our Lady of the Pilar
Attached
to the Auberge of Aragon is the national church of the Langue of Aragon,
dedicated to Our Lady of Pilar. The church was built in 1670 through the
generosity of Fra Felice Innigues de Ayerbe, who eventually was to be the only
person to be buried inside the church. The interior was decorated through the
generosity of the Bali of Majorca, Fra Raimondo de Soler. After the earthquake
of 1693, during which it suffered some structural damage, Romano Carapecchia
was commissioned to rebuild the dome and to add a new façade to the church. Due
to the narrowness of the street, the façade cannot be really appreciated. The
interior of the church is richly decorated with sculptures and paintings. The
titular painting is by Stefano Erardi.
- Church and Monastery of St. Catherine
- Parish Church of Our Lady of Fair Heavens and St. Dominic
- Church of St. Mary Magdalene
- Church and Chapel of St. Anne
- Chapel of Sacra Infermeria (Mediterranean Conference Centre)
- Church of St. Nicholas
During
the 1570s a church dedicated to St Nicholas of Bari started being built by the
Greek community. The same church was handed over to the Confraternity of All
the Souls in Purgatory in 1639, and this led to the church being referred to by
the name of the Confraternity. In 1652 the church was rebuilt to the designs of
Francesco Buonamici, and Lorenzo Gafa was working as a sculptor during the
building of the church. One can notice the large stone statue of St Nicholas on
the façade. The church was built in a Greek cross plan. The titular painting is by Mattia Preti,
executed during his first stay in Malta in 1659. The church was damaged during
World War Two. The reconstruction of the church was entrusted to Joseph Sammut.
- Church of St. Roch (St Ursula Street)
- Church and Monastery of St. Ursula (St Ursula Street)
- Church of Our Lady of Damascus
- Church of St. James
- Church of St. Barbara
The
church dedicated to St Barbara was built by the Langue of Provence. The first
church was small, but in the 18th century it was pulled down and a
new church was built on the designs of the Italian architect Romano
Carapecchia. The façade is plain with two free standing Ionic columns. Above
the main entrance is a statue of the Immaculate Conception, placed there at the
beginning of the 20th century. The interior of the church is well
balanced, and it has a titular painting by Antoine Favray, showing the
Martyrdom of St Barbara. The church used to host the Confraternity of
Bombardiers, as St Barbara is the patron saint of gunners.