Paola, Malta

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Paola, (or old name Pawla), is a town in the south of Malta. It is named after its founder, the Grandmaster Antoine de Paule, but is commonly known as Raħal Ġdid, which means new town in Maltese.

Church of Christ the King

Paola is renowned for its Good Friday procession, its football club, Hibernians FC, for the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum and for its large church (in fact the largest in Malta).

There are two parish churches one is dedicated to Christ the King and the other to Our Lady of Lourdes. The feast of Christ the King is celebrated on the 4th Sunday of July.

The town is a commercial centre in the south of Malta, about 5 km from the capital Valletta.

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