Valletta - Church of St Paul the Shipwrecked

On the same side of Paul Street as the University of Malta, beyond the Market, is the Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, with a sumptuous interior containing a fine altar-piece depicting the shipwreck by Paladini (1544-1614). beyond the Market, is the Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, with a sumptuous interior containing a fine altar-piece depicting the shipwreck by Paladini (1544-1614).

Cassar originally built this church but it has been remodeled and redecorated twice since. As befits a building dedicated to one of Malta's patron saints, it is lavish, and it houses some venerated possessions. The plan is a Latin Cross, the dome elliptical and the floor tessellated. The wooden gilded statue of St Paul is by Melchiorre Gafa and is