Set the scene.
The church is dedicated to St Paul Shipwrecked. Tradition says Paul departed from Marsalforn, but that precise departure point is not an established fact.
Here’s the twist.
An earlier church here dates to the fourteenth century. Rebuilding and enlargement followed repeatedly, with the present church’s foundation stone laid in 1730.
Why it still matters.
Ask: how old is the building, and what story is associated with its location? Tradition and construction history offer different kinds of answers.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.