Saint John's Co Cathedral
After the Siege of Malta
There are eight chapels dedicated to each section of the Knight's Hospitaller in the form of patron saints. The marble gravestones lining the nave of St. Johns Co Cathedral represent the knights of great importantance to the order. The lesser known are near the back, with the more recognizable and affluent located near the front of the cathedral.
The artwork at St. John's Co Cathedral is quite famous, the most notable being "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist" from 1608. If you remember, this particular piece of art is by legendary Baroque period painter Michelangelo Merisi da Carvaggio. The Beheading of St. John the Baptist was the only work Carvaggio actually signed, and it's of course, his most important work found in the oratory of the Saint John's Co Cathedral in Malta. St. Jeronimo II is also housed at the cathedral, one of Michelangelo Merisi da Carvaggio lesser known works.
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