Set the scene.
A statue of St Sebastian was raised in thanks after the plague of 1813. A church dedicated to the saint was built nearby in 1889.
Here’s the twist.
That church became a vice-parish in 1918 and a parish in 1936. It eventually proved too small for the community.
Why it still matters.
A larger church was built a short distance away. Follow the sequence from statue to smaller church to larger parish building: devotion and population growth together reshaped this part of Qormi.
🧠 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.