Tal-Virtù Chapel

Tal- Virtu Church known formally as the Church of the Assumption of Mary of tal-Virtù, is a Roman Catholic Round church located in the outskirts of the town of , in , on top of the hill known as Tal-Virtù, receiving its name from the church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Rabat, Malta
  • Also known as: “L-Kappella ta‘ Santa Marija tal-Virtù”, “Santa Marija Tal-Virtù Chapel”, and “Tal-Virtù Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Paul’s Cathedral and Verdala Palace.

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, commonly known as St Paul's Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in , , dedicated to St. is situated 1½ km north of Tal-Virtù Chapel.

Castle
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is a palace in the , limits of , . It was built in 1586 during the reign of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle, and now serves as the official summer residence of the President of Malta. is situated 1½ km south of Tal-Virtù Chapel.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum in the mediaeval walled city of , Malta. It is housed in Palazzo Vilhena, a French Baroque palace rebuilt in 1726 by Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena to designs of Charles François de Mondion. is situated 1¼ km north of Tal-Virtù Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rabat and Mdina.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the Western Region of , with a population of 11,497 as of March 2014. It adjoins the ancient capital city of , and a north-western part of was in the Roman city of Melite until its medieval retrenchment.

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is a small city in and its former capital. The town is a joy to stroll around in: many of the alleys really give the sense that nothing has changed here for more than a millennium since the Arabs were here.

Village
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Mtarfa is a small town in the of , with a population of 2,572 as of March 2014. It was considered to be a suburb of until 2000, when it became a separate local council.

Tal-Virtù Chapel

Latitude
35.87375° or 35° 52′ 26″ north
Longitude
14.40667° or 14° 24′ 24″ east
Open location code
8F7PVCF4+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 326877187
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q20127618
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“Tal-Virtù Chapel” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه تل فيرتو”
  • French: “Santa Marija Tal-Virtù”
  • Polish: “Kościół Tal-Virtù w Rabacie”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Theology Library and Western Regional Council.

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