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Saint Publius (ca. 33–112 A.D.), first Bishop of Malta (Malta - Athens, Greece) Canonized: Pre-Congregation; Saint Ġorġ Preca (1880–1962), Priest of the Archdiocese of Malta; Founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine; Member of the Third Order Carmelites (Valletta – Santa Venera, Malta) Declared "Venerable": June 28, 1999
Patron saint Notes Asia: Francis Xavier [1] John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent. [2] [3] Africa: Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa: Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent. [4] The Americas: The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) [5] [6]
Malta's patron saints are St Paul, St Publius and St Agatha. The Assumption of Mary known as Santa Marija is the special patron of several towns in Malta and she is celebrated each 15 August. [6] [7] Combined survey figures suggest that around half the population are not practising Catholics, or adhere to a different religion, or to none.
Saint Publius (Maltese: San Publju; Ancient Greek: Πούπλιος) was a 1st century Christian bishop and saint. He is considered the first Bishop of Malta and one of the first Bishops of Athens. Publius is Malta's first canonised saint, who is described in the Book of Acts as the 'chief' or prince of the island (Maltese: il-prinċep tal-gżira).
The feast is observed in Rome because St. Paul and St. Peter are patron saints of the Eternal City. [14] In the Apulia region of southeastern Italy, the feast was associated with the Tarantella dance since the Middle Ages. [15] In Malta the solemnity is a public holiday and in Maltese is known as L-Imnarja.
Saint Julian the Hospitaller [a] is a saint venerated in the Catholic Church [1] and Eastern Orthodox Church. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He is the patron saint of the cities of Ghent , Belgium; Saint Julian's , Malta; and Macerata , Italy.
The apostle Paul's time in Malta is described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 27:39–42; Acts 28:1–11).Tradition holds that the church was founded by its patrons Saint Paul the Apostle and Saint Publius, who was its first bishop. [2]
The city of Ercolano has two churches dedicated to Veneranda, and a painting dedicated to her in the city shows her name in Greek as Aghia Paraskebe (Saint Paraskevi), which attests to an identification of Veneranda with the martyr Paraskevi of Rome, celebrated on July 26. [4] Venera or Veneranda is the patroness of the Maltese town of Santa ...