Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba is a Roman Catholic church in , , dedicated to the Nativity of Mary. It was constructed at various stages between the early 17th century and the 1920s, on the site of an earlier church which had existed since at least 1575.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Marian shrine in Birkirkara, Malta
  • Also known as: “Madonna tal-Ħerba” and “Sanctuary of Our Lady Tal-Ħerba”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parish Church of Saint Helen and Mater Dei Hospital.

Church
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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 140 metres south of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba.

Hospital
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, also known simply as Mater Dei, is an acute general and teaching hospital in , . It was opened in 2007, replacing St. Luke's Hospital. is situated 1 km east of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba.

Church
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The Parish Church of Saint Mary, commonly known as il-Knisja l-Qadima is a Roman Catholic parish church in , , dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. is situated 700 metres south of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkirkara and Fleur-de-Lys.

Town
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is a city in the Eastern Region of . It is the second most populous on the , with 29,482 inhabitants as of August 2025. The town consists of five autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, Saint Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and San Gorg Preca.

Hamlet
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is a suburb that forms part of , and is also considered a suburb of and . It lies approximately 5 kilometers from 's capital, .

Village
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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.

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba

Latitude
35.90118° or 35° 54′ 4″ north
Longitude
14.46486° or 14° 27′ 54″ east
Open location code
8F7PWF27+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 386959599
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q37948554
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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba” goes by many names.
  • French: “Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Tal-Ħerba”
  • Polish: “Kościół Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny „tal-Ħerba” w Birkirkarze”
  • Polish: “Sanktuarium Matki Bożej „tal-Ħerba” w Birkirkarze”

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