St John’s Co-Cathedral
Located in Valletta, Malta’s capital city, St. Johns Co-Cathedral was built by the Order of the Knights Hospitaller of St John (known as the Knights of Malta) between 1573 and 1578. Upon claiming victory over the Turks in 1565, The Knights decided to move their headquarters from Birgu (Vittoriosa) to the Sciberras peninsula where they built the city of Valletta – named after the Grand Master during the victory, Jean de la Valette.
Commissioned in 1572 by Grand Master , Jean de la Cassière, as the conventual church of the Knights, the church was designed by the Maltese architect Glormu Cassar.
November 28th, 2009 by Hilary | No Comments »
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