Santa Margerita Church
Santa Margerita Church is a church in St. Paul’s Bay, Malta. Santa Margerita Church is situated nearby to the archaeological site San Pawl Milqi Roman Villa, as well as near the hamlet Burmarrad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Pawl Milqi Roman Villa and Tal-Qadi Temple.
San Pawl Milqi Roman Villa
Archaeological site
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San Pawl Milqi are the ruins of a Roman period agricultural villa and pagan temple, the largest ever discovered in Malta. A Christian church was built on the site based on the Biblical mention of the shipwreck of Saint Paul on the island. San Pawl Milqi Roman Villa is situated 1 km north of Santa Margerita Church.
Tal-Qadi Temple
Archaeological site
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The Tal-Qadi Temple is a megalithic temple in Salina, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It is in a very bad state of preservation, with only the temple's general outline still visible. Tal-Qadi Temple is situated 1¼ km northeast of Santa Margerita Church.
Tarġa Battery
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Tarġa Battery is an artillery battery on the boundary between St. Paul's Bay and Mosta, Malta. It was built in 1887 by the British as part of the Victoria Lines. Tarġa Battery is situated 1 km southwest of Santa Margerita Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burmarrad and Mosta.
Burmarrad
Hamlet
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Burmarrad is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The main heritage site is the San Pawl Milqi zone, where there is a chapel dedicated to St. Paul, built on the remains of a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo, and according to tradition the remains of the home of St.
Mosta
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Mosta is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour.
Wardija
Hamlet
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Wardija is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta, about 363 feet above sea level. Its name is corrupted from the Sicilian or Italian word guardia, meaning 'to watch').
Santa Margerita Church
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Saint Margerita Church”, “Santa Margarita”, and “Santa Margherita Church”
- Category: religion
- Location: St. Paul’s Bay, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.92556° or 35° 55′ 32″ northLongitude
14.41417° or 14° 24′ 51″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
8F7PWCG7+6MGeoNames ID
2562525
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