St Dimitri Chapel, Għarb

The Chapel of Saint Demetrius is a Roman Catholic located in a rural area within the limits of , , . It is the only chapel in the Maltese Islands dedicated to Demetrius of Thessaloniki, and it is associated with a legend in which the saint is said to have saved a young man who had been abducted by Barbary corsairs.
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  • Roman Catholic church
  • …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (310 feet)
  • Description: church in Għarb, Malta
  • Also known as
    “Chapel of St Demetrius”
    “San Demetrio”
    “San Dimitri”
    “San Dimitri Church”

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Village
is a village and an administrative unit of , in the western part of the island of .
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St Dimitri Chapel, Għarb

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Latitude
36.07108° or 36° 4′ 16″ north
Longitude
14.20464° or 14° 12′ 17″ east
Open location code
8F8P36C3+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 140412840
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination = roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
2562559
Wiki­data ID
Q28224852

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In Other Languages

From Maltese to Polish—“St Dimitri Chapel, Għarb” goes by many names.
Kappella ta‘ San Dmitri, GħarbMaltese
Kaplica św. Dymitra w GħarbPolish

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