Our Lady of Sorrows

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows is a Roman Catholic church in , . It was established in the late 16th or early 17th century near a cemetery in which victims of the 1592–1593 Malta plague epidemic were buried.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Pietà, Malta
  • Also known as: “Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Pietà” and “Il-Madonna tad-Duluri”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ta’ Braxia Cemetery and Pietà Military Cemetery.

Cemetery
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Ta' Braxia Cemetery is a in Ħamrun, located near the boundary between Il-Ħamrun, Il-Furjana, and , . It was built between 1855 and 1857 as a multi-denomination burial ground primarily intended for British servicemen, partially replacing a number of earlier 18th century cemeteries. is situated 140 metres southeast of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Cemetery
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in , , is a burial ground for military personnel and their dependants. It is located in the south western suburbs of , on a minor road. is situated 140 metres southwest of Our Lady of Sorrows.

City gate
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, originally called Porta dei Cannoni, is an ornamental arched in , . It was built in 1721 as an advanced gate within the faussebraye of the Floriana Lines, and it was enlarged with the construction of a second archway in 1868. is situated 480 metres east of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pietà and Blata l-Bajda.

Village
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is a small harbour town in the Eastern Region of , located near the outskirts of the capital city .

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

Town
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, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of , just outside the capital city . It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.

Our Lady of Sorrows

Latitude
35.89096° or 35° 53′ 27″ north
Longitude
14.49678° or 14° 29′ 48″ east
Open location code
8F7PVFRW+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 400755404
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q99522853
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In Other Languages

“Our Lady of Sorrows” goes by many names.
  • Polish: “Kościół Matki Boskiej Bolesnej w Pietà”

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