Europe
Malta
Birkirkara

Saint Mary’s Parish Church

The Parish Church of Saint Mary, commonly known as il-Knisja l-Qadima is a Roman Catholic in , , dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
Tap on a place
to explore it
santamarijabirkirkara.com
Wikipedia
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Birkirkara, Malta
  • Also known as: “Church of St Mary”, “Il-Knisja l-Qadima”, “Il-Knisja Parrokkjali ta‘ Santa Marija”, “Il-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Assunzjoni”, “Parish Church of St. Mary, Birkirkara”, and “Parochial Church of the Assumption”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wignacourt Aqueduct and Parish Church of Saint Helen.

Photo: JialiangGao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 17th-century in , which was built by the Order of Saint John to carry water from springs in and to the newly built capital city .

Church
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Helen's Basilica is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church situated in , . It is built on the baroque design by Salvu Borg and built by Mason Domenico Cachia. is situated 590 metres north of Saint Mary’s Parish Church.

School
St Aloysius College is a Catholic primary, secondary and post-secondary education institution run by the Euro-Mediterranean Province of the Society of Jesus in , Malta. is situated 360 metres northwest of Saint Mary’s Parish Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkirkara and Fleur-de-Lys.

Town
Photo: Thyes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the Eastern Region of . It is the second most populous on the , with 24,356 inhabitants as of 2020. The town consists of five autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, Saint Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Mary and San Gorg Preca.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb that forms part of , and is also considered a suburb of and . It lies approximately 5 kilometers from 's capital, .

Village
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the of , and together with and , forms part of the "Three Villages". The village originally consisted of a group of small dwellings and farms but eventually grew, becoming a parish in the 17th century.

Saint Mary’s Parish Church

Latitude
35.89506° or 35° 53′ 42″ north
Longitude
14.463° or 14° 27′ 47″ east
Open location code
8F7PVFW7+25
Open­Street­Map ID
way 276533620
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q15958445
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Saint Mary’s Parish Church from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Saint Mary’s Parish Church” goes by many names.
  • French: “église Sainte-Marie de Birkirkara”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Marie de Birkirkara”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santa Maria, Birkirkara”
  • Maltese: “Il-knisja parrokjali ta‘ santa marija”
  • Polish: “Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Birkirkara”
  • Polish: “Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Birkirkarze”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Saint Mary’s Parish Church”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Birkirkara Parochial Office and Birkirkara Old Train Station.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as JMB Supermarket and Jessica Said.

Malta: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Valletta, Mdina, Sliema, and Victoria.

Curious Churches to Discover

Uncover intriguing churches from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Mary’s Parish Church”. Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.