Herzlich Willkommen!
Ziemlich früh hat die katholische Kirche auf Malta bemerkt, dass immer mehr Urlauber Malta besuchen oder katholische Christen aus aller Welt auf Malta wohnen oder arbeiten wollen. Mitte der Sechziger Jahre wurden Pfarreien für Franzosen, Spanier, Deutsche und Italiener gegründet. Die Engländer und die Griechen hatten schon lange vorher ihre eigenen Pfarreien in der maltesischen Hauptstadt.
Die St. Catherine’s Church die sich in der South street befindet, ist neben dem Auberge de Castille in Valletta. Seit Jahren gibt es auch gute ökumenische Beziehungen zu unseren Schwestern und Brüdern der deutschsprachigen evangelischen Andreasgemeinde in Valletta.
Heilige Messe in deutscher Sprache ist jeden Sonntag um 11.15 Uhr.
Der Pfarrer unserer Gemeinde ist Herr Kanonikus Joseph Galea.
Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!
An international holy mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11.15 am at St. Catherine’s Church in Valletta. The mass is in English/German.
The Church of St Catherine of Alexandria, commonly known as the Church of St Catherine of Italy is a church in Valletta. It was built by the Hospitaller Langue of Italy and it also serves as the parish church of the Italian community of Malta.
Origins
The church was built in 1576 by the Italian knights of St John to serve as their church. It was built adjacent to the Auberge d’Italie. Girolamo Cassar was commissioned to draw up the plans. In the 17th century the church was enlarged. An octagonal church was added to the existing chapel. The original chapel was changed into the sanctuary of the church. The church underwent a major restoration from 2001 till 2011. Today the church still serves as the parish church of the Italian community of Malta.
The church building is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.
Works of Art
The titular painting was painted by Mattia Preti. It depicts the martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria. Preti donated the painting to the church after his arrival in Malta. The cupola of the church was also painted by Preti. He drew it with painted stucco decorations and ornamental patterns in grey and gold.