Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa — Attraction in Mellieha

Visited Sanctuary of Our Lady on a weekday morning. Places nearby for coffee, snacks and meals. The parish church was closed in Friday late morning and early afternoon with locked doors.

Inside the Sanctuary of Our Lady, one is able to view a painting by St. Luke on stone of the Madonna and child. There is also a human relic to the right side of the altar. Behind the door is a wall adorned with multiple personal stories testifying to healing miracles which range from female infertility, childhood sicknesses and deformity to ailing geriatrics. A small gift shop is available for purchase of holy water, holy oil, small statues, tapestry and various trinkets.

Prayer requests can be written in a large book inside the gift shop or written on a piece of paper and placed in a large wooden box which is visible immediately upon entry to the Sanctuary.

After visiting the Sanctuary on a Friday, I returned for mass on Saturday. Services are held Monday through Saturday at 8:30 am and Sunday at 10...

First thing you will notice is how beautiful this place is! It made me say wow after I enter the gate to see the surrounding areas. Inside the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieha, you will find a small door which will leads you to the history of the sanctuary and also the renovation it went through (The Pop Jean-Paul II came to visit here and you will see some of his pictures which are displayed in the glass case). Before entering the sancatuary, make sure that you are wearing decent clothes. If you don't then make sure the cover your legs or shoulders with the cloths which can be find on the table (remember to respect the holy ground no matter what and they have provide the cloths for you to cover it so you can walk around this place). You can't take any pictures inside the sanctuary but then it's worth visiting there because it's beautiful. I love the statue of Eva and Adam nearby the alter because it's very unique.

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As old as Christianity. Or even older, because according to local tradition, the nymph Calypso was already worshipped in the cave against which the church is built in ancient times. However, with the arrival of Saint Paul in 60 AD, the pagan sanctuary was transformed into a Christian sanctuary. When a church was first built is lost in the mists of time, the current church was built in several phases between the 16th and 18th centuries. The church's altarpiece, a 12th or 13th century Byzantine-style fresco, is said to be miraculous. This is the reason why the church has attracted so many (famous) pilgrims throughout the centuries, and still...