Catacombs of Malta

St. Paul's Catacombs

There are many catacombs in Malta, principally found in the neighbourhood of Citta Vecchia, the old capital of the Island. The catacombs are very small, but are in good preservation.

List

The catacombs include:

• Tal-Mintna Catacombs – Mqabba, Malta
• St. Paul's Catacombs – Rabat, Malta
• St. Agatha's Catacombs – Rabat, Malta
• Salina Catacombs – Naxxar, Malta
• St Augustine’s Catacombs
• Ta' Bistra Catacombs

References

• A A Caruana. Ancient Pagan Tombs and Christian Cemeteries in the Islands of Malta. 1898.
• A. Mayr, "Die altchristlichen Begrabnisstatten auf Malta" 15 Romische Quartalschrift 216 and 352
• Piotr Drag in Barrowclough and Malone (eds). "Cult of the Dead or Cult for the Dead: Studies of Jewish Catacombs in Malta in Context" in Cult in Context: Reconsidering Ritual in Archaeology. Oxbow Books. Chapter 16.
• Camilleri and Gingell-Littlejohn. "The Triclinia in the Catacombs of Malta". In Scibberas (ed). Proceedings of History Week 1993. Historical Society of Malta. 1997.
• George Percy Badger. "Catacombs" in Description of Malta and Gozo. Malta. 1838. Page 255 et seq.
• "Visit to the Catacombs" in "Palestine Mission" 19 Missionary Herald 138 (No 5, May 1823)

Further reading

• Buhagiar, Mario (1986). Late Roman and Byzantine Catacombs and Related Burial Places in the Maltese Islands. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)