The devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows began when a noble family’s son found a holy image in a cave beneath Wignacourt Tower
Ourl Lady of Sorrows Church Caron Badkin - Shutterstock
Wignacourt tower in the coast of Malta eldeiv - Shutterstock
Built in 1610 by Grand Master Wignacourt to defend St. Paul’s Bay, the traditional site of the Apostle Paul’s shipwreck on Malta
Chapel of the Annunciation Bakusova - Shutterstock
This chapel is surrounded by peaceful countryside and sits next to a cluster of early Christian catacombs.
St Katherine Chapel By Marika Caruana - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
It is believed that this chapel was dedicated to a young girl named Catherine, who passed away at an early age.
The Speranza Chapel (Il-Kappella Tal-Isperanza), Mosta, Malta Yury24 - Shutterstock
The Rotunda of Mosta, officially the Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, is Malta’s largest and most iconic church
The Speranza Chapel (Il-Kappella Tal-Isperanza), Mosta, Malta Yury24 - Shutterstock
Legend tells of a young Maltese girl who escaped Barbary corsairs by hiding in a cave and praying to the Virgin Mary
St Paul Apostle tal Qlejja MiscMedia - Shutterstock
The chapel is especially known for the votive graffiti etched on its outer walls, including depictions of ships, crosses, handprints, and agricultural symbols
Chapel of St Leonard Courtesy Xir Cammini
One of the best-preserved medieval troglodyte churches in Malta is located here
Dominican church built over Madonna tal-Ghar Cave Spectral-Design - Shuttertsock
According to tradition, a local hunter who took shelter in the cave experienced an apparition of the Virgin Mary.