St Paul's Anglican Cathedral
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St Paul's Pro-Cathedral is an Anglican pro-cathedral
situated in Independence Square, Valletta
, Malta
, commissioned by Queen Adelaide
during a visit to Malta in the 19th Century when she found out that there was no place of Anglican worship on the island.
The building was designed by William Scamp and was built between 1839 and 1844. It is a Valletta landmark built in a neo-classical
style and has a spire rising over 60 meters. Although the building looks austere from the outside it is balanced out by an elegant interior decorated with Corinthian columns and flags in the aisles.
It is built on the same ground where the Auberge d’Allemagne (the conventual home of the German Knights Hospitaller
) once stood. Queen Adelaide laid the foundation stone on 20 March 1839 and her banner still hangs majestically above the choir stalls.
Pro-cathedral
A pro-cathedral is a parish church that is temporarily serving as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese.-Usage:In Ireland, the term is used to specifically refer to St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin since the Reformation, when Christ Church...
situated in Independence Square, Valletta
Valletta
Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta, and the historical city has a population of 6,098. The name "Valletta" is traditionally reserved for the historic walled citadel that serves as Malta's...
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, commissioned by Queen Adelaide
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and of Hanover as spouse of William IV of the United Kingdom. Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is named after her.-Early life:Adelaide was born on 13 August 1792 at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany...
during a visit to Malta in the 19th Century when she found out that there was no place of Anglican worship on the island.
The building was designed by William Scamp and was built between 1839 and 1844. It is a Valletta landmark built in a neo-classical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
style and has a spire rising over 60 meters. Although the building looks austere from the outside it is balanced out by an elegant interior decorated with Corinthian columns and flags in the aisles.
It is built on the same ground where the Auberge d’Allemagne (the conventual home of the German Knights Hospitaller
Knights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
) once stood. Queen Adelaide laid the foundation stone on 20 March 1839 and her banner still hangs majestically above the choir stalls.