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An hour _at_ the museum
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Rabat
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The Wignacourt Museum is a museum in Rabat,
Malta. Its collections mainly focus on art and
religious artifacts. It is housed in an
18th-century Baroque building which housed the
Chaplains of the Order of St. John, and it is
named after Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt, who
ruled over the Maltese Islands between 1601 and
1622
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The Wignacourt Museum is linked to Saint Paul's
Grotto, where Paul the Apostle is believed to
have stayed while he was shipwrecked in Malta, as
well as a number of hypogea and World War II-era
air raid shelters
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The grotto had become a popular pilgrimage site
by the early 17th century, and in 1610 it was
entrusted to the Spanish hermit Juan Benegas de
Cordoba
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In 1617, control of the grotto was passed to the
Order of St. John, and Grand Master Alof de
Wignacourt raised the status of the grotto and
the church above it to a collegiate church in 1619
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St. Paul's Grotto is located beneath the
Collegiate church of St. Paul
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Master Alof de Wignacourt also established the
Wignacourt College in order to manage the church
and the grotto. The building which now houses the
Wignacourt Museum was built in 1749 to house this
collegiate
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The Wignacourt Collegiate Museum at Rabat Malta
was formerly the baroque residence of the
Chaplains of the Knights of St. John, originally
inaugurated by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt
(1601-1622)
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This is the place where St Paul the Apostle, in
A.D. 60, is believed to have founded the first
Christian Community on the island
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Statue of Saint Paul
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statue where it is believed that Apostle Paul was
imprisoned while spending three months on the
island
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Pope Benedict XVI in 2010
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The grotto is the place where according to
tradition St Paul lived and preached during his
three months stay in Malta in 60 A.D. In 1748
Grand Master Pinto donated a statue of St Paul
for the grotto. The grotto was visited by two
Popes, Pope John Paul II in 1990 and Pope
Benedict XVI in 2010
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Cafe Wignacourt and Wine Garden. The ground floor
has a lovely spacious courtyard that is home to a
café
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The coat of arms of Alof de Wignacourt is used as
the museum's logo
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The courtyard is also a space which local artists
are encouraged to use as a laboratory for
contemporary art and various events across a
variety of artistic media are held throughout the
year
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Miniatures of Maltese churches
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Miniatures of Maltese churches
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Many artifacts was donated by private individuals
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Collection of 12 Bells - 1 Peal (Small to Large) 
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On 24 June 1981, the building was opened as a
museum, containing exhibits from the College
itself, the Church of St. Paul and a number of
affiliated churches, as well as other artifacts
donated by private individuals. The core of the
museum's art gallery is based on the collection
of notary Francesco Catania
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Collection of 12 Bells - 1 Peal (Small to Large) 
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The Funerary Room
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Authentic replica of the Shroud of Turin The
ground floor level consists of a corridor with a
number of rooms used as offices and minor
collections whilst on the other side is a
spacious garden with a built area which once
included the refectory of the Chaplains of the
Order and an oven which during World War II
provided daily more than 2000 loaves for the
population of Rabat
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Text Internet Pictures Sanda Foisoreanu
Gabriela Cristescu
Internet All copyrights belong to their
respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2017
Sound Claire Ghigo - Pie Jesu
Iddecidejt - Maltese worship song by Andrew
Cauchi Tiziana Cachia