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St. Paul in Malta<\/h2>\n
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Christianity has almost 2000 years<\/strong> of history in Malta. According to tradition, it was brought to the Islands by none other than the Apostle Paul himself in around A.D. 60<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Paul was being taken to Rome to be tried as a political rebel, but the ship carrying him and some 274 others was caught in a violent storm<\/strong> only to be wrecked two weeks later on the Maltese coast. All aboard swam safely to land.<\/p>\n

The site of the wreck is traditionally known as St. Paul’s Island<\/strong>, and is marked by a statue commemorating the event.<\/p>\n

The welcome given to the survivors is described in the Acts of the Apostles (XXVIII)<\/strong> by St. Luke:<\/p>\n

“And later we learned that the island was called Malta.
And the people who lived there showed us great kindness,
and they made a fire and called us all to warm ourselves… ” <\/em><\/p>\n

As the fire was lit, Paul was bitten by a poisonous snake<\/strong> but he suffered no ill effects. The islanders took this as a sign that he was a special man. This scene is depicted in many religious works of art on the Islands.<\/p>\n

According to tradition, the Apostle took refuge in a cave<\/strong>, now known as St. Paul’s Grotto in Rabat, Malta.<\/p>\n

During his winter stay, he was invited to the house of Publius, the Romans’ chief man on the Islands. It was here, according to tradition, that Paul cured Publius’ father<\/strong> of a serious fever. Publius is then said to have converted to Christianity and was made the first Bishop of Malta. The Cathedral of Mdina<\/strong> is said to stand on the site of Publius’ house.<\/p>\n

Archaeological evidence seems to support this tradition, as Malta was one of the first Roman colonies<\/a><\/strong> to convert. <\/p>\n

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