Mdina: On the Footsteps of St Paul - Half Day Tour in Malta

The remembrance of the visit of St. Paul to the island is preserved by the people, and the recollections of the viper which fastened on his hand, the sick men which he healed, the wonder of his short residence, are still cherished. St Paul was, of course, and still retains, the primacy in patronship upon Malta, having introduced Christianity in these islands in 60 AD. Visit the place where St Paul was shipwrecked, hosted and preached in the year 60 after Christ. Tradition points out a grotto where it is said the Apostle dwelt. By the 17th century the grotto became a very well-known place of pilgrimage and was heavily patronised by the Knights of St John. Pilgrims from all over Europe, driven by a thirst for learning, faith, or plain curiosity repeatedly visited the grotto and wrote about the extraordinary healing powers of the stone of the grotto … Learn more about the miraculous stone powder that is traditionally believed the Saint used to cure people from venomous bites…