Description of the attraction
The large, majestic Ta'Pinu Church is located in an open field near the village of Arb. You can get to it by bus that runs from Victoria at intervals of an hour. A huge temple built from local terracotta stone is located right by the highway. It is adjoined by a large observation deck, surrounded by a low parapet and decorated with sculptures of saints and bright flower beds. The site offers a view of the neighboring hills and individual buildings of the village in the distance. Opposite the T'Pinu church, on the other side of the highway, there is another local landmark - the Way of the Cross, which consists of 14 sculptural compositions located along the hillside.
Ta'Pinu Church is the target of many pilgrims arriving in Malta. It was built relatively recently - in the 1930s. Before that, there was a 16th century chapel, the main treasure of which was the image of the Assumption of Our Lady, created by the artist Amedeo Perugino. Nowadays, it can be seen all in the same chapel that was built into the new temple. There was a time when they wanted to demolish the chapel, but in the presence of the pontiff's envoy, one of the workers injured his hand, only trying to strike with a hammer on the walls of the temple. Therefore, they decided to restore the chapel. At the end of the 19th century, a local peasant woman, passing by an old church, heard the voice of the Mother of God. Then many believers regarded it as a miracle and began to come here with personal requests to the Virgin Mary. And prayers for the recovery of the sick suddenly began to come true. A common prayer near the chapel saved the island of Gozo from the plague epidemic. And to this day, those who ask the Mother of God for health - theirs and those of their loved ones - come to the church. Believers, whom the Virgin Mary helped, bring drawings, photographs and notes with grateful words. The church has a corridor, the walls of which are completely covered with these testimonies of the miracles of the Mother of God.
