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Construction was complete by 17 January 1768, when the relic of Saint Publius was brought to the church. [1] The original design of the church is attributed to Francesco Marandon. [2] The church was originally part of the parish of St. Paul of Valletta. [3] Drawing of the old church of Floriana as viewed from the rear in the 1850s
Floriana (Maltese: Il-Furjana or Il-Floriana), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. [ 1 ]
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).
Dimech is best-known for his religious statues found in various churches around Malta. These include the titular statue of Saint Mary at the Gudja Parish Church and that of Saint Publius at the Floriana Parish Church. Both of these are polychrome statues sculpted out of wood, with the Gudja statue being completed in 1807 and the Floriana statue ...
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This is a list of monuments in Floriana, Malta, which are listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands., [1] [2] as well as Grade 1 scheduled properties from the Malta Scheduled Property Register maintained by Malta's Planning Authority. The latter are denoted by an ID beginning with the letters MSPR.