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St Paul's Bay

Shipwrecked on Malta · Malta

Biblical
Catholic
c. 60 AD
Location uncertain

On his way to Rome as a prisoner, Paul's ship was caught in a storm for fourteen days and ran aground off Malta. All 276 people on board reached land alive. The islanders showed them unusual kindness; Paul shook off a viper unharmed and healed the father of Publius, the chief official of the island. Today a statue of Paul stands on St Paul's Islands at the mouth of the bay, the traditional place of the shipwreck.

By tradition this bay. The exact place of the wreck is debated among historians.

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Malta still celebrates Paul's shipwreck every year on 10 February with a public holiday and processions.

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Sources

Acts 27:39-28:10 · Bible
St. Paul's Bay · Wikipedia

Journeys through this place

Paul's voyage to Rome

Also on the map

St Peter's BasilicaThe tomb of Peter · Vatican City · c. 64 AD
St Paul Outside the WallsThe tomb of Paul · Rome, Italy · c. 65 AD
Caesarea MaritimaThe first non-Jewish believer · Israel · c. 40 AD