St Peter’s Monastery stands within the fortified city of Mdina as one of Malta’s most historically significant religious sites. Established in the fifteenth century, the Benedictine cloistered convent has long been associated with noble Maltese families who traditionally supported the institution by sponsoring daughters who chose a life of religious enclosure....
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