Church of Our Lady of Pilar

The Church of Our Lady of the Pillar is a 17th-century church located in , . The church was built as the church of the Aragonese knights and modeled according to the plans of the architect Romano Carapecchia.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Valletta, Malta
  • Also known as: “Church of Our Lady of Pilar, Valletta”, “Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Pilar”, and “knisja-madonna-tal-pilar”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Auberge d’Aragon and Manoel Theatre.

Public building
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The Auberge d'Aragon is an auberge in , . It was built in 1571 to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Aragon, Navarre and Catalonia.

Theater building
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Teatru Manoel is a theatre and important performing arts venue in . The theatre is often referred to as simply "The Manoel", and is named after Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller, Fra António Manoel de Vilhena, who ordered its construction in 1731. is situated 160 metres south of Church of Our Lady of Pilar.

Church
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St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, officially The Pro-Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Paul, is an Anglican pro-cathedral of the Diocese in Europe situated in Independence Square, , .

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.

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Sliema is in . St. Julian's is a town in . San Gwann is a city in .

Church of Our Lady of Pilar

Latitude
35.90122° or 35° 54′ 4″ north
Longitude
14.51292° or 14° 30′ 47″ east
Open location code
8F7PWG27+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 139435728
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q10300481
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Church of Our Lady of Pilar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة سيدة بيلار”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سيده بيلار”
  • Maltese: “Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Pilar”
  • Maltese: “knisja-madonna-tal-pilar”
  • Polish: “Kościół Matki Bożej z Pilar w Valletcie”
  • Polish: “Kościół Matki Bożej z Pilar w Vallettcie”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Pilar”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar”

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