Location | St. Agatha Street, Rabat, Malta |
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Coordinates | 35°52′50″N 14°23′51″E / 35.880690°N 14.397610°E |
Type | Catacombs |
Public transit access | Buses 51, 52, 53 from Valletta terminus |
Website | www |
St. Paul's Catacombs are some of the most prominent features of Malta's early Christianity archeology. The archeological clearing of the site has revealed an extensive system of underground galleries and tombs dating from the third to the eighth centuries CE.[1]
The site was first fully investigated in 1894 by Dr. Antonio Annetto Caruana. It is now managed by Heritage Malta.
There are over 30 hypogea in the entire St. Paul's and St. Agatha's complex,[1] over 20 of which are open to the public.