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Maltese: Union Print Co. (General Workers' Union) Malta Labour Party: Organ of the General Workers' Union: Il-Leħen: Weekly: Maltese: 1928 as Leħen is-Sewwa [3] (Catholic Action) Malta: Catholic Church: Il-Gens: Weekly: Maltese: 1920s as Il-Hajja [4]: 29 Catholic Church: Malta Government Gazette: Maltese English: 1813: Department of ...
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This article is a list of Maltese artists. Vincent Apap (1909–2003), sculptor; Willie Apap (1918–1970), painter [1] Norbert Francis Attard (born 1951), architect, sculptor, and painter; Esprit Barthet (1919–1999), painter; Ġanni Bonnici (1932–2019), sculptor; John Busuttil Leaver (born 1964), painter; Isabelle Borg (1959–2010 ...
The parish church (Maltese: "il-parroċċa", or "il-knisja parrokkjali") is the architectural and geographic focal point of every Maltese town and village. Malta is an Apostolic See ; the Acts of the Apostles ( Acts 28 ) tells of how St. Paul was shipwrecked on the island of "Melite", which many Biblical scholars identify with Malta, an episode ...
Blue ensign. Badge: A white Maltese cross on white and red panel framed with ginger-bread. c. 1898–1923: British Malta State ensgin: Blue ensign. Badge: On a white circle a white and red shield with pointed top and gold border. 1923–1943: British Malta State ensign: Blue ensign. Badge: White and red shield with pointed top and gold border ...
In early Maltese history, diglossia manifested itself in the co-existence of an ancient Phoenician language and the language of a series of rulers, most notably, Latin, Greek, Arabic, Sicilian, French, Spanish and Italian, and from 1800 onwards, English. The Maltese language today is heavily overlaid with Romance and English influences as a result.
The white and red standard was reportedly used by Maltese insurgents during a rebellion against French occupation in September 1798. [9] The flag of the Knights of Malta, a white cross on a red field, [10] was a more likely source of the Maltese colours, inspiring the red and white shield used during the British colonial period. [7]