Attard

Assumption Parish Church

Attard became a parish in 1575, the present parish church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin being built between 1613 and 1616. It has the shape of a Latin Cross designed in a Baroque and Renaissance style (the only one in Malta not altered), by the renowned architect Thomas Dingli. The church comprises a main nave, two side chapels forming a transept, a choir area, 10 altars and two sacristies. Mons. Alpheran consecrated it on The 7th May 1730. The belfry was built in 1718 while the sacristy on the left hand side of the church was built in 1740 and the one on the right in 1856. The church parvis was originally built in 1891 however this was damaged during WWII and rebuilt in 1958. It was dedicated on the 7th May 1730.

Annunciation (Hal Warda)

Built in the 16th century this small church was initially dedicated to the Assumption and was under the care of Grazio Attard. It is mentioned by Mons. Dusina in 1575 in his report. Around 1588 it was rededicated to the Annunciation and in 1723 was completely rebuilt. After being hit by enemy bombs in 1942 it was condemned as a building. It was completely demolished by 1962. It had a dome, and could be accessed through 3 doors, front and sides. It also had a small sacristy at the back and a spiral staircase to the roof where there was a bell. From the notes of Bishop Molina,s pastoral visit in 1680 and that of Bishop Cocco Palmieri we find that it was kept in very good condition.

Chapel

In a seventeenth century restored Palazzo, which has come up for sale lately, there is also a private chapel.

John Paul II Eucharistic Chapel

John Paul II Parish Centre has a Eucharistic adoration Chapel open daily from 5am to 10pm.

Nativity of Our Lady ta' Djar Zara or Tal-Kaccatur

Commonly known as Our Lady of Victory it is a benefice of the Mdina Cathedral. It lies on the Rabat Road and was first built in 1431. In 1644 its titular painting representing the Nativity of Our Lady with St Paul and St Anthony the Abbot one on each side, was already very old. The church was rebuilt in 1754. It was heavily hit by bombs in WWII but the image of the Virgin venerated in the church did not suffer any damage. The church was rebuilt in 1956 and it soon became a centre of devotion again. It is sometimes referred to as the Immaculate Conception.

Our Lady of Carmel 

Malta's main hospital for mental and psychiatric health Mount Carmel Hospital has a small chapel within the premises for patients and visitors alike.

Our Lady of Loreto (at Ta Qali)

Dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto and built by members of the Aviation museum on their actual grounds, the construction of this Nissen Hut Chapel being sponsored by APS Bank Ltd and blessed by Mgr. Paul Cremona O.P. Archbishop of Malta on 8th June 2012. In it were installed plaques in memory of some of the airmen who lost their lives at the Ta Qali aerodrome which incidentally was one of the hardest hit places during WWII. 

Our Lady of Pilar

This is the smaller of the two chapels in the official residence of the President of Malta at San Anton Palace and was built in the latter half of the 18th century.

Our Saviour

This church was built in 1500, rebuilt in 1614 and renovated in 1750. In 1942 it received a direct hit during an enemy bombing raid. The stone altar and some foundations of this octagonal church could still be seen up to the late 1950's.

St.Anthony The Russian chapel

Built to accommodate Prince Alfred duke of Edinburgh's Russian wife the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, this is the larger of the two Chapels at San Anton Palace.

St.Catherine

The chapel of St.Catherine's Home was built in 1959 by the Dominican sisters as part of a private hospital. Nowadays the hospital has become a home for the elderly and the chapel serves the resident seniors.

St.Paul

Originally it was built in 1500 and served as parish church until 1616 (Meanwhile being dedicated temporarily to the Assumption). The present structure dates from 1729 and for a while it was used to house church furnishings. It was restored in 2006 and after that used for religious and cultural purposes. Lately (July 2011) it was used as the venue for the creation of a new group called Hbieb tal-Kappelli Maltin - "Friends of Maltese Chapels".

St.Roque

Commonly called St.Anne, this church was built as thanksgiving for deliverance from the plague of 1675 whose victims used to be buried near it. The cemetery area was built over and is now a centre for teaching Christian doctrine by members of the M.U.S.E.U.M.