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Rediscovering Agatha
The “Rediscovering Agatha” was a success! It was organised at St Agatha’s Museum, with the cooperation of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. During the conference, we offered an overview of the rediscoveries that took place in St Agatha’s catacombs during the last centuries and then the rebranding of the catacombs and museum was presented. After…
Two events not to be missed!
Next weekend we will celebrate European Researchers’ Night and the project UndergroundMed will be presented in two different events. On the 26th of September, let’s join together at st Agatha’s Catacombs in Rabat for Rediscovering Agatha! The catacombs of St Agatha in Rabat have been a topic of interest since the 17th century. The tunnels, crypt, and paintings from…
The “Relazione” by Marco Antonio Haxach: the Maltese catacombs in 1610
Anyone interested in the state of the Christian catacombs in Malta at the beginning of the 17th century should read Marco Antonio Axiaq’s ‘Relazione della nuova e grandissima divotione’ (Report on the new and great devotion). Axiaq was a Maltese surgeon who wrote a long description of the island in 1610, divided into several parts,…
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Catacombs rediscovery 