Parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Mellieħa

The Parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (Maltese: Knisja Parrokjali tat-Twelid tal-Vergni Marija) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Mellieħa, Malta, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary.

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa remained an important shrine, and after the corsair threat had diminished the village began to grow once again.

[2] The church was blessed by Bishop Pietro Pace on 5 September 1897[1] and construction lasted until 1898.

[1] The interior was embellished with a number of paintings, including works by the Maltese painters Giuseppe Calì and Lazzaro Pisani.

[2] The church has two bell towers and a dome which make it a prominent landmark in the Mellieħa skyline.

View of the church overlooking Mellieħa Bay, 2006
A drone view of the Parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Mellieħa in Malta
The church interior in 2013