Giovanni Francesco Abela

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Giovanni Francesco Abela (1582-1655) was a Maltese of noble birth who in the early 17th century wrote an important work on Malta, Malta illustrata con le sue Antichità ed altre Notizie (Malta illustrated, with its Antiquities, and other information). He is buried in the Chapel of Our Lady of Filermos (today the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament) in the Co-Cathedral of St. John in Valletta. The Junior College in Msida is named after Abela.

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