Knisja ta 'San Publiju
Domed baroque parish church honouring Malta's first bishop, with a Favray altarpiece of his martyrdom.
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This guide to the Church of St Publius in Floriana, just outside Valletta's walls, goes back to a Roman official named Publius, the chief man of Malta, on the day a shipload of castaways reached his island. It follows the man from the Acts of the Apostles into Maltese tradition and on to Athens, and asks why a whole suburb built its church around him. Stand facing the high altar, where the painting by Antoine de Favray and his pupil hangs.
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