Basilica of the Nativity of Mary
The Basilica of the Nativity of Mary or Basilica of Our Lady of Victories is a Roman Catholic parish church located at Senglea, Malta. It is dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Senglea, Malta
- Also known as: “basilica of the Nativity of Mary, Senglea”, “Basilica of the Nativity of Mary, Senglea”, and “Our Lady of Victories Parish Church”
Photo: Mrkpav, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malta Maritime Museum and Fort St. Angelo.
Malta Maritime Museum
Museum
The Malta Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Birgu, Malta. It is housed in the former Royal Naval Bakery, which was built in the 1840s as the main bakery for the Mediterranean Fleet. Malta Maritime Museum is situated 350 metres northeast of Basilica of the Nativity of Mary.
Fort St. Angelo
Castle
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Fort St. Angelo is a bastioned fort in Birgu, Malta, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. It was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called the Castrum Maris. Fort St. Angelo is situated 690 metres north of Basilica of the Nativity of Mary.
Inquisitor’s Palace
Museum
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Inquisitor's Palace, also known as the Sacred Palace, is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant'Officio. Inquisitor’s Palace is situated 440 metres northeast of Basilica of the Nativity of Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Senglea and Cospicua.
Senglea
Town
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Senglea, also known by its title Città Invicta, is a fortified city in the Port Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people.
Cospicua
Town
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Cospicua or Bormla is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region of Malta. It served as the principal port of Phoenician Malta and, through Greek, Latin, and Arabic, may have given its name to the island and country.
Birgu
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
Basilica of the Nativity of Mary
Latitude
35.88562° or 35° 53′ 8″ northLongitude
14.51798° or 14° 31′ 5″ eastHeight
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8F7PVGP9+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 138441482OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q7110981
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Basilica of the Nativity of Mary” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه ابرشيه سيده الانتصارات”
- French: “Basilique de la Nativité de Marie”
- French: “église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires d’Isla”
- French: “Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires d’Isla”
- German: “Basilika Maria Geburt (Senglea)”
- German: “Basilika Maria Geburt”
- Hebrew: “בזיליקת גבירתנו של הניצחונות”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Kelahiran Perawan Maria, Senglea”
- Italian: “Basilica della Natività di Maria (Senglea)”
- Italian: “Basilica della Natività di Maria”
- Maltese: “Bażilika u Kolleġġjata tal-madonna tal-vitorja”
- Polish: “Bazylika Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Senglei”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Natividad de María”
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Highlights include Dock 2 and Kunsill Lokali Isla.
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