Chapel of Saint Rocco

Chapel of Saint Rocco is a church in Birkirkara, Malta. Chapel of Saint Rocco is situated nearby to the church Saint Helen, as well as near the government office Birkirkara Civic Centre.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Also known as: “Il-Kappella ta‘ Santu Rokku”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Helen and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba.

Saint Helen

Church

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St Helen's Basilica is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church situated in Birkirkara, Malta. It is built on the baroque design by Salvu Borg and built by Mason Domenico Cachia. Saint Helen is situated 100 metres west of Chapel of Saint Rocco.

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba

Church

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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba is a Roman Catholic church in Birkirkara, Malta, 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. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba is situated 180 metres northwest of Chapel of Saint Rocco.

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 1 km east of Chapel of Saint Rocco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkirkara and Fleur-de-Lys.

Birkirkara

Town

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Birkirkara is a city in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the island, with 30,166 inhabitants as of July 2026. The town consists of five autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, Saint Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Mary and San Gorg Preca.

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.

Balzan

Village

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Balzan is a municipality in the Northern Region of Malta, and together with Attard and Lija, 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.

Chapel of Saint Rocco

Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
Location: Birkirkara, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

35.90025° or 35° 54′ 1″ north

Longitude

14.46645° or 14° 27′ 59″ east

Open location code

8F7PWF28+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 386959605

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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