St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Anglican pro-cathedral in Independence Square, Valletta, Malta
St Paul's Pro-Cathedral is an Anglican church in the neoclassical style, built from brick and located on Independence Square in Valletta, Malta. It has marble columns with Corinthian capitals and a tall spire that rises above the rooflines of the surrounding streets.
Queen Adelaide commissioned the building in 1839 to give Anglicans living in Malta a dedicated place of worship. Before that, services had been held in different buildings around the city with no permanent home.
The oak panels beside the high altar serve as a memorial to those who defended Malta during the Second World War. Visitors who walk toward the altar will notice this tribute before anything else in the interior.
The pro-cathedral sits on Independence Square in the heart of Valletta and is easy to reach on foot from most parts of the city. A visitor center in the basement displays a small collection of historical objects, so it is worth going downstairs before you leave.
The organ inside the church originally came from Chester Cathedral and has a historical connection to composer George Frideric Handel. Most visitors do not expect to find this link to classical music history inside a church in Malta.
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