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The Church of the Holy Trinity is a
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church in Sliema,
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which was built to resemble an English village church and opened in 1866.


Origins

The land upon which the church and the adjacent Bishop's house are built was acquired by Jane Trower, the daughter of
Walter Trower Walter John Trower FRSE (5 April 1804 – 24 October 1877) was an Anglican bishop. Early life He was born on 5 April 1804 in Hanover Square in London the son of John Trower and his first wife Jane James, daughter of Sir Walter James 1st Baronet. ...
, Bishop of Gibraltar, for £1050. She intended to donate the property to the Diocese of Europe but the law did not permit an unmarried woman to make a donation exceeding £50. So her father became party to the Deed of Gift and refunded the money back to her. The church architecture is not common in
Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
. The church was built to resemble an English village church. In 1865,
Webster Paulson Webster Paulson (11 December 1837 – 16 August 1887) was an English civil engineer who is known for his work in Crown Colony of Malta, Malta in the late 19th century. Life and career Born in Lincolnshire, he attended the Grammar School in G ...
was commissioned as a contractor in the construction of the church, which was built to designs of Gordon MacDonald Hills (1826-1895). The church was completed in 1866 and opened to the public. It was consecrated on April 23, 1867 by Bishop
Walter Trower Walter John Trower FRSE (5 April 1804 – 24 October 1877) was an Anglican bishop. Early life He was born on 5 April 1804 in Hanover Square in London the son of John Trower and his first wife Jane James, daughter of Sir Walter James 1st Baronet. ...
of Gibraltar. The Reverend Dr Thomas Burbidge was the first vicar of the church.


Bishop's House

The building adjacent to the church is known as the Bishop's House. It was built in 1855 as a residence for the vicar. Today the house still serves the same purpose.


Further reading

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See also

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Culture of Malta The culture of Malta reflects various societies that have come into contact with the Maltese Islands throughout the centuries, including neighbouring Mediterranean cultures, and the cultures of the nations that ruled Malta for long periods of ti ...
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History of Malta Malta has a long history and was first inhabited in around 5900 BC. The first inhabitants were farmers, and their agricultural methods degraded the soil until the islands became uninhabitable. The islands were repopulated around 3850 BC ...
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Religion in Malta The Catholic branch of Christianity is the predominant religion in Malta. The Constitution of Malta establishes Catholicism as the state religion, and it is also reflected in various elements of Maltese culture; however, in recent years the ...


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