1950th Anniversary of St. Paul's Shipwreck in Malta

During 2010 Malta celebrated the 1950th Anniversary of St. Paul's arrival on the islands when the ship that was taking him to Rome was shipwrecked in rough seas in 60AD. St. Paul has since been credited with the conversion of the Maltese to Christianity and has been venerated throughout Malta and Gozo as the father of the Maltese. Valletta joined the celebrations with a week of activities that culminated in a procession with the Saint's statue and relic from the Collegiate Parish Church of St. Paul's Shipwreck through the streets of Valletta on 17th October. The statue was carried for the first time to the area known as 'L-Arcipiergu' (the Archipelago), beneath the Lower Barrakka Gardens overlooking Grand Harbour, where a ceremony was held next to the Great Siege Bell. This video follows the statue through the streets on that day to the accompaniment of marches played by the band of the La Valette National Philharmonic Society.