Entering The Metropolitan Cathedral of Malta in Medina my eyes were drawn to the floor. There are a large number of gravestones along the central passage. Most of these are not actually tombs but commemorative art in honor of Malta’s bishops. As in the Cathedral of St. John in Valletta the figures are often skeletons and skulls, but these are of a later period and show a fluidity of design not found in the more stringently baroque St. John’s.
And some are a bit more lyrical.
The Metropolitan Cathedral is dedicated to St. Paul. The cathedral’s ceilings are covered with frescoes and paintings depicting the shipwreck of St Paul on Malta in A.D. 60. This event colors all of Malteze history and influences many of the religious celebrations on the island as well as the naming of many important locations on the island like St. Paul’s Bay.
It is so hard to capture the intricacy of what is here. We hope you catch a glimpse of what we saw.
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