St Helen's Basilica, Birkirkara

Name: St Helen's Basilica
Address: Birkirkara, Malta

#2 among attractions in Birkirkara

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St Helen's Basilica is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church situated in Birkirkara, Malta. It is built on the baroque design by Salvu Borg and built by Mason Domenico Cachia. The design was inspired, and is similar, to the Mdina Cathedral by Lorenzo Gafa. It was built to replace the role of the main old Parish Church of St. Mary that was damaged in the 1856 earthquake. It eventually became the Collegiate Church and then a Minor Basilica. The current parish archpriest is Mons Louis Suban. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 35°54'0"N, 14°27'55"E

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St Helen's Basilica – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: San Anton Palace, Casa Leoni, Wignacourt Aqueduct, Old Church of Santa Venera.

1.1 miW
Garden, Park
San Anton Palace, Attard
28 min walk • San Anton Palace is a palace in Attard, Malta that currently serves as the official residence of the President of Malta. It was originally built in the early 17th century as a country villa for Antoine de Paule, a knight of the Order of St. John.
1 miSE
Garden, Park, Baroque architecture
Casa Leoni, Msida
25 min walk • Casa Leoni or Casa Leone, also known as Palazzo Manoel or the Vilhena Palace, is a palace in Santa Venera, Malta, which was built as a summer residence for Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena in 1730.
0.7 miSW
Aqueduct
Wignacourt Aqueduct, Birkirkara
18 min walk • The Wignacourt Aqueduct is a 17th-century aqueduct in Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John to carry water from springs in Dingli and Rabat to the newly built capital city Valletta.
0.9 miSE
Church
Old Church of Santa Venera, Msida
25 min walk • The Old Church of Santa Venera is a Roman Catholic church in Santa Venera, Malta, dedicated to saint of the same name. It was built between 1658 and 1688 on a site of a 15th-century church. It was the town's parish church from 1918 to 1989, when the parish was transferred to the new Santa Venera Parish Church.
~1910 ftS
Church
Parish Church of St. Mary, Birkirkara
10 min walk • The Parish Church of Saint Mary, commonly known as il-Knisja l-Qadima is a Roman Catholic parish church in Birkirkara, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was built in the 17th century, and it has a Renaissance design attributed to the architects Vittorio Cassar and Tommaso Dingli.
0.8 miSE
Baroque architecture, Arch
Wignacourt Arch, Birkirkara
21 min walk • The Wignacourt Arch known as the Fleur-De-Lys Gate is an ornamental arch located on the boundary between Fleur-de-Lys and Santa Venera, Malta.
0.7 miSE
Church
Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Birkirkara
17 min walk • The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Roman Catholic parish church in Fleur-de-Lys, a suburb of Birkirkara, Malta. It was built by the Carmelites between 1945 and 1946 and it became a parish church in 1975.
0.8 miW
Church
Annunciation Church, Birkirkara
20 min walk • The Parish Church of the Annunciation is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the village of Balzan, Malta.
0.9 miNW
Area
Iklin, Naxxar
24 min walk • Iklin is a village in the Central Region of Malta, with a population of 3,247 as at 2021. Iklin was established in the mid-20th century; however some archaeological sites and a medieval chapel, named as St.
1 miSE
Area
Santa Venera, Birkirkara
26 min walk • Santa Venera is a town in the Central Region of Malta, with a population of around 6,932. It is located between the towns of Birkirkara and Ħamrun, and it also borders Qormi and Msida.
~440 ftN
Church
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba, Birkirkara
3 min walk • The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba is a Roman Catholic church in Birkirkara, Malta, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary. It was constructed at various stages between the early 17th century and the 1920s, on the site of an earlier church which had existed since at least 1575.

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Which popular attractions are close to St Helen's Basilica?

Nearby attractions include Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba, Birkirkara (3 min walk), Birkirkara Tower, Birkirkara (3 min walk), Tal-Wejter Tower, Birkirkara (6 min walk), Villa Lauri, Birkirkara (7 min walk).

How to get to St Helen's Basilica by public transport?

The nearest stations to St Helen's Basilica:

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Birkirkara - Lieni • Lines: 106, 22 (2 min walk)
Ibghal • Lines: 110 (6 min walk)