Jesuit Church
The Church of the Circumcision of Our Lord, also known as the Church of the Jesuits or the Church of the University, is one of the oldest and largest churches in Valletta, Malta.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Valletta, Malta
- Also known as: “Church of the Jesuits”, “Church of the Jesuits, Valletta”, and “Knisja tal-Ġiżwiti”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library and St John’s Co-Cathedral.
National Library
Library
The National Library of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin. National Library is situated 160 metres west of Jesuit Church.
St John’s Co-Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St John's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, 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. St John’s Co-Cathedral is situated 250 metres west of Jesuit Church.
Valletta Food Market
Food court
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Is-Suq tal-Belt, also known as the Covered Market, is a 19th-century market hall located in Valletta, Malta. It is notable for being the first building in Malta to be constructed mostly of iron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Floriana.
Floriana
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Floriana, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.
Senglea
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Jesuit Church
- Categories: Jesuit church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.89837° or 35° 53′ 54″ northLongitude
14.51529° or 14° 30′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGX8+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 139518739OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q4505301
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Jesuit Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الكنيسة اليسوعية”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه اليسوعيين”
- French: “église de la Circoncision de La Valette”
- French: “Église de la Circoncision de La Valette”
- German: “Jesuitenkirche (Valletta)”
- German: “Jesuitenkirche”
- German: “Kirche der Beschneidung unseres Herrn (Valetta)”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Yesuit, Valletta”
- Italian: “chiesa della Circoncisione di Gesù”
- Italian: “Chiesa della Circoncisione di Gesù”
- Maltese: “Knisja taċ-ċirkonċiżjoni tal-mulej”
- Polish: “Kościół Jezuitów w Valletcie”
- Portuguese: “Igreja dos Jesuítas”
- Russian: “Церковь иезуитов (Валлетта)”
- Russian: “Церковь иезуитов”
- Russian: “Церковь Иезуитов”
- Spanish: “iglesia de los Jesuitas”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de los Jesuitas”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Єзуїтів (Валлетта)”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Єзуїтів”
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