Tag: Paola
Paola (or old name Casal Nuovo) is a town in the Grand Harbour area of Malta, with a population of 8,856 people (November 2005). It is named after its founder, the Grandmaster Antoine de Paule, but is commonly known as Raħal Ġdid, which means “new town” in Maltese.
Paola is renowned for the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, its large parish church (the largest church in Malta and Gozo), its beautiful square, its shopping centres, the Good Friday procession, and its football club, Hibernians FC.
A number of prominent Maltese personalities come from Paola, including Vincent Moran (an ex-Minister of Health), Jason Azzopardi (Parliamentary Secretary for Revenues and Land), Silvio Parnis (member of parliament), Chris Fearne (paediatric surgeon), Ino Bonello (international movie art director), Mons Francesco Xuereb (founder of Our Lady of Lourdes parish and benefactor of the main parish dedicated to Christ the King), Immanuel Mifsud, Massimo Ellul (satellite T.V. pioneer for Malta), Carmel Joseph…
