Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa

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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa () is a Roman Catholic church in the village of Mellieħa in Malta. The sanctuary originated as a natural cave which was consecrated as a church at an unknown date, and local traditions link its establishment to antiquity or the medieval period. The church's altarpiece is a Byzantine-style fresco which is believed to date back to the late 12th or early 13th centuries, and it is said to be miraculous. Read more on Wikipedia

type: church
date from: 16th–18th centuries

Source: en.wikipedia.org