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lived and preached during his three months stay in Malta in 60 A.D. In 1748 Grand Master Pinto donated a statue of St Paul for the grotto. The grotto was visited by various
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and a large part of present-day Rabat. There were numerous churches built on the site of the present church which dates from the 17th century. In 1336 bishop
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which was rebuilt in 1692 and again in 1726 by Salvu Borg. The church was elevated to a
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in 1683. Annexed with the church of St Paul is a smaller church dedicated to
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Entrance to the grotto is through the church of St
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The church is built on part of the site of the Roman city
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972:Għajnsielem
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