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A Roman Mystery
Europe a la Carte Blog | October 10th 2008 by Karen Bryan
Italy has a number of mysteries and historical secrets; Rome itself is full of them, especially the papal secrecy surrounding Vatican City. But one of my favourite Roman mysteries is much more accessible and a lot more fun. The best part – i read more
La Valette and his Order
Valletta Suites - Life in the capital city of Malta | September 15th 2008 by vallettasuites
Universally referred to as "La Valette," he was never actually called that during his lifetime. He was simply Jean de Valette, nicknamed Parisot. He fought and successfully repulsed the Turks at the Great Siege of Malta (1565), in which the vastly ou read more
Grandmaster’s Palace, Malta
Best travel with GPS locations | July 18th 2008 by Dankuna
The Grandmaster’s Palace is a palace in Valletta, Malta, currently housing the House of Representatives of Malta and the office of the President of Malta. The site had been previously occupied by Eustachio del Monte, a nephew of the La Valette. read more
The Maltese Cross and the Eight Beatitudes
LIfetime Jewelry | July 9th 2008 by Natasha
The other day, as I was glancing at the beautiful Maltese crosses on Cross Pendants Online, I read on the site that the points of the cross represented the Eight Beatitudes.I knew that this particular cross shape had been the badge of the legendary K read more
Caravaggio's Masterpiece in Valletta - at St. John's Co Cathedral
Valletta Suites - Life in the capital city of Malta | June 30th 2008 by vallettasuites
Commissioned by the Great Master of the Order of the Knights of Malta, Caravaggio's Beheading of St John was made in 1608 for the chapel of the Co-Cathedral of St John in Valletta. It is the largest work the artist ever painted (12 feet x 17 feet) an read more
Liberation Theology And The Nazis
dawkinswatch | June 3rd 2008 by dawkinswatch
This is a short film, on lithe Vatican role in the escape of Nazi criminal under Operation Paperclip. Please note that they escaped using Red cross Documentation, of course you are aware that the Red cross is a charity section of the Venerable Knig read more
Mdina and Rabat, Malta.
Daithai C | June 1st 2008 by David Caldwell
MdinaMdina, Malta's ancient capital stands majestically on a hilltop in the centre of the island. The oldest city on the island of Malta, going back to pre-historic times, the word Mdina derives from the Arabic word 'medina' which means 'walled city' read more
Maltese Cross
Valletta Suites - Life in the capital city of Malta | March 20th 2008 by vallettasuites
The Maltese cross is today synonymous with Malta. Its origins go back to the 11th century when some merchants from Amalfi, who traded with Egypt, obtained from the Caliph permission to construct in Jerusalem a church, a residence for themselves and a read more
SUNDAY NIGHT SINGALONG
Daniel, the Guy in the Desert | October 7th 2007 by Daniel
Gather 'round and worship, children...We're supposed to leave 6:00 am Monday morning, so I picked up another little gig tonight at the Seventh Day Adventists church. That's in addition to playing my second farewell service for my little country Bapti read more
Caravaggio A Visionary And Great Artist
Valletta Suites - Life in the capital city of Malta | September 28th 2007 by vallettasuites
CARAVAGGIO400 aims at celebrating Caravaggio’s presence in Malta through a number of coordinated events and initiatives over 2007 and 2008. Caravaggio400 is an umbrella term under which organisations have been invited to organise Caravaggio related read more
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