{"id":1981,"date":"2021-02-02T09:22:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T08:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/wp\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2021-02-09T16:37:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T15:37:22","slug":"copy-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/?p=1981","title":{"rendered":"St. Paul\u2019s Shipwreck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is how the Maltese people first got to know God<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the year 60 A.D. St. Paul\nshipwrecked on the Maltese coast. At that time the island was known as\n\u2018Melita\u2019.  St. Paul was being taken to\nRome in order to to be prosecuted by a Roman jury. Though the ship carrying him\nand some 247 others was caught in a heavy storm and was shipwrecked, all aboard\nswam safely to land.   The Maltese people\ngave a warm welcome to St. Paul and his people. \nThey fed them and lit up a fire. \nSt. Paul was bitten by a poisonous snake but he suffered no\nillness.  The Maltese realised that he\nmust be a special man.  He cured Publius\u2019s\nfather from a serious fever and the former  became the first Bishop of Malta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Malta we celebrate the Feast of\nSt. Paul on the 10th<\/sup> February and a collegiate church dedicated to\nhim is found in Valletta..  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I  can proudly say that I was baptised in this\nChurch which my family and I are very fond of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Esekiel Vella, Year 7P<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the Holy Bible states, it was the\napostle Paul himself who introduced\nChristianity to Malta in the year 60 AD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christianity was introduced to Malta by St.\nPaul himself as he was being taken to Rome to be tried as a political rebel.\nHowever, during this voyage, they were caught in a harsh storm and were wrecked\nin Malta. Once they swam ashore, the Maltese helped them by first starting a\nfire. Paul, who was by this fire, was bit by a poisonous snake but this did not\naffect him leading people to believe he was a special man. During his stay, he\nconverted the Maltese to Catholics with Publius becoming the first Bishop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is such an important episode in\nMaltese History  that the 10th<\/sup>\nFebruary is a public feast. Furthermore, a statue to commemorate this event was\nerected on St. Paul\u2019s island where it is said that the shipwreck occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


by Craig Camilleri, Year 7P<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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