St John’s Co-Cathedral

St John's Co-Cathedral is a co-cathedral in , , dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1573 and 1578, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
    Saturday: 9:30 AM—12:30 PM
    Sunday and public holidays: closed
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cathedral in Valletta, Malta
  • Also known as: “Kon-Katidral ta‘ San Ġwann”, “Saint John’s Cathedral”, “Saint John’s Co-Cathedral”, “St. John’s Co-Cathedral”, and “St. Johns Co-Cathedral”
  • Address: Triq San Ġwann, Il-Belt Valletta, VLT 10
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Archaeology and Royal Opera House.

Museum
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The is a Maltese archaeological museum located in , with artefacts from Maltese prehistory, Phoenician times and a notable numismatic collection. It is managed by Heritage Malta. is situated 130 metres west of St John’s Co-Cathedral.

Square
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The , also known as the Royal Theatre, was an opera house and performing arts venue in , . It was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and was erected in 1866. is situated 250 metres southwest of St John’s Co-Cathedral.

Public building
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The Auberge d'Italie is an auberge in , . It was built in various stages in the late 16th century to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Italy, and it originally had a Mannerist design by Girolamo Cassar and several other architects. is situated 170 metres southwest of St John’s Co-Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Floriana.

Locality
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is a locality.

Town
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, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of , just outside the capital city . It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.

Town
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, also known by its title Città Invicta, is a fortified city in the Port Region of . It is one of the in the area, the other two being and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people.

St John’s Co-Cathedral

Latitude
35.8977° or 35° 53′ 52″ north
Longitude
14.51262° or 14° 30′ 45″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Levels
5
Open location code
8F7PVGX7+32
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23352829
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Geo­Names ID
2564771
Wiki­data ID
Q613619
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“St John’s Co-Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس يوحنا”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես տաճար (Վալետա)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs İohann Katedralı (Valletta)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs İohann Katedralı”
  • Basque: “San Joanen kokatedrala (Valletta)”
  • Basque: “San Joanen kokatedrala”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Йоан Кръстител (Валета)”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Йоан Кръстител”
  • Catalan: “Cocatedral de Sant Joan”
  • Chinese: “圣若望副主教座堂 (瓦莱塔)”
  • Chinese: “圣若望副主教座堂”
  • Czech: “katedrála svatého Jana ve Valetě”
  • Czech: “Konkatedrála svatého Jana (Valletta)”
  • Czech: “konkatedrála svatého Jana ve Valetě”
  • Czech: “Konkatedrála svatého Jana”
  • Danish: “St John’s Co-Cathedral”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Janscokathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سانت جون التعاونيه”
  • Esperanto: “Kunkatedralo de Sankta Johano”
  • French: “co-cathédrale Saint-Jean de La Valette”
  • French: “Co-cathédrale Saint-Jean de La Valette”
  • French: “co-cathédrale Saint-Jean”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა იოანეს საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Co-Kathedrale St. Johannes”
  • German: “St. John’s Co-Cathedral”
  • Greek: “Συγκαθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιωάννη”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת יוחנן הקדוש (ולטה)”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת יוחנן הקדוש”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János-társkatedrális”
  • Indonesian: “Ko-Katedral Santo Yohanes”
  • Indonesian: “Kon-Katedral Valletta”
  • Italian: “concattedrale di San Giovanni Battista”
  • Italian: “concattedrale di San Giovanni”
  • Italian: “Concattedrale di San Giovanni”
  • Japanese: “聖ヨハネ准司教座聖堂”
  • Latvian: “Sv. Jāņa katedrāle”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Jāņa katedrāle”
  • Latvian: “Valletas Svētā Jāņa līdzkatedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Valetos Šv. Jono katedra”
  • Maltese: “Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann”
  • Maltese: “Konkatidral ta‘ San Ġwann”
  • Maltese: “Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Johannes Co-katedral”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Johannes‘ Co-katedral”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت جان، والتا”
  • Polish: “Konkatedra świętego Jana w Valletcie”
  • Portuguese: “Co-Catedral de São João”
  • Portuguese: “Cocatedral de São João (Valeta)”
  • Portuguese: “Cocatedral de São João”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São João”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala catolică „Sf. Ioan””
  • Romanian: “Co-catedrala Sfântul Ioan”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Иоанна (Валлетта)”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Иоанна”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Джона”
  • Slovak: “Konkatedrála svätého Jána (Valletta)”
  • Slovak: “Konkatedrála svätého Jána”
  • Slovenian: “konkatedrala sv. Janeza”
  • Slovenian: “Sostolnica sv. Janeza Krstnika, Valletta”
  • Slovenian: “sostolnica sv. Janeza”
  • Spanish: “Concatedral de San Juan (La Valeta)”
  • Spanish: “Concatedral de San Juan”
  • Tagalog: “Konkatedral ng San Juan”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารร่วมนักบุญยอห์น”
  • Turkish: “Aziz John Eş Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Іоанна (Валлетта)”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Іоанна”
  • Welsh: “Cyd-Gadeirlan Sant Ioan”

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