Saint Venera Old Church

Saint Venera Old Church is a church in Saint Venera, Malta. Saint Venera Old Church is situated nearby to the theater building Malta Amateur Drama Company Clubrooms, as well as near the park Romeo Romano Gardens.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Also known as: “Il-Knisja l-Qadima ta‘ Santa Venera”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Venera Parish Church and Mater Dei Hospital.

Saint Venera Parish Church

Church

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The Santa Venera Parish Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Santa Venera, Malta, dedicated to saint of the same name. It was constructed at various stages between 1954 and 2005, although the building is still incomplete, lacking bell towers. Saint Venera Parish Church is situated 450 metres south of Saint Venera Old Church.

Mater Dei Hospital

Hospital

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Mater Dei Hospital, also known simply as Mater Dei, is an acute general and teaching hospital in Msida, Malta. It was opened in 2007, replacing St. Luke's Hospital. Mater Dei Hospital is situated 1¼ km north of Saint Venera Old Church.

Wignacourt Arch

Monument

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The Wignacourt Arch known as the Fleur-De-Lys Gate is an ornamental arch located on the boundary between Fleur-de-Lys and Santa Venera, Malta. The arch was originally built in 1615 as part of the Wignacourt Aqueduct, but it was destroyed in 1943 and 1944. Wignacourt Arch is situated 560 metres west of Saint Venera Old Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Venera and Fleur-de-Lys.

St. Venera

Village

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Santa Venera is a town in the Central Region of Malta. It is located between the towns of Birkirkara and Hamrun, and also borders Qormi and Msida. The population of Santa Venera was 9,762 in July 2024.

Fleur-de-Lys

Hamlet

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Fleur-de-Lys is a suburb that forms part of Birkirkara, and is also considered a suburb of Santa Venera and Qormi. It lies approximately 5 kilometers from Malta's capital, Valletta.

Hamrun

Town

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Hamrun is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 10,514 as of November 2021.

Saint Venera Old Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Saint Venera, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

35.89186° or 35° 53′ 31″ north

Longitude

14.47873° or 14° 28′ 43″ east

Open location code

8F7PVFRH+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 366805483

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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