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Saint Publius (Maltese: San Publju; Ancient Greek: Πούπλιος) was a 1st century Christian bishop and saint. He is considered the first Bishop of Malta and one of the first Bishops of Athens. Publius is Malta's first canonised saint, who is described in the Book of Acts as the 'chief' or prince of the island (Maltese: il-prinċep tal-gżira).
Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, Paola [4] Malta Institute of Taxation, Attard [4] [22] Open Institute of Technology; Pegaso International HEI (in cooperation with Università degli Studi Pegaso, Naples, Italy), Kalkara [4] [23] St. Martin's Institute of Higher Education, Hamrun [4] [24] Zerah Business School Floriana [4] [25]
San Pawl Milqi ("Saint Paul the welcome or the healer" in maltese [1]) are the ruins of a Roman period agricultural villa and pagan temple, the largest ever discovered in Malta. A Christian church was built on the site based on the Biblical mention of the shipwreck of Saint Paul on the island. In the place of the current chapel there was a ...
St Aloysius' College (Malta) (Kulleġġ San Alwiġi) - Consists of primary school in Balzan, secondary school and sixth form in Birkirkara; St. Theresa College (Kulleġġ Santa Tereża) - Consists of the primary schools of Birkirkara, Balzan/Iklin/Lija, Msida/Ta' Xbiex, and Santa Venera,
According to the Acts of the Apostles, Paul the Apostle was shipwrecked on Malta in AD 60, greeted by its governor Publius, and miraculously cured the governor's sick father before leaving. [12] Christian legend holds that the population of Malta then converted to Christianity , with Publius becoming Bishop of Malta and then Bishop of Athens ...
According to tradition, Publius, the Roman Governor of Malta at the time of Saint Paul's shipwreck, became the first Bishop of Malta following his conversion to Christianity. After ruling the Maltese Church for 31 years, Publius was transferred to the See of Athens in 90 AD, where he was martyred in 125 AD.
The canonization cemented Preca as the second Maltese saint (Saint Publius being the first) and in his remarks the pope called Preca "a friend of Jesus". [18] A statue of Preca was unveiled at the church of Saint Cajetan parish in Ħamrun, Malta, during a solemn Mass that Archbishop Paul Cremona presided over on 17 December 2009.
The Archipresbyteral Church of Floriana is dedicated to Saint Publius, traditionally acclaimed as the first Bishop of Malta. According to Maltese folklore, Publius supposedly lived in Malta and at one point received the Apostle Paul after the shipwreck in 60 A.D. (Acts of the Apostles 28:1–10).