Gozo, Malta
3600-2500 BC
Qrendi, Malta
3700-3200 BC
Rabat, Malta
300-400 AD
Rabat, Malta
c. 75 BC
Tarxien, Malta
3150-3000 BC
Qrendi, Malta
3600-3200 BC
Buġibba, Malta
3150-2500 BC
Mġarr, Malta
3600-3000 BC
Paola, Malta
4000-2500 BC
Mġarr, Malta
4850-3600 BC
Birżebbuġa, Malta
2500 BC
Żejtun, Malta
2500 BC
Baħrija, Malta
Paola, Malta
3700 BC
The Church of St Eustace was built between 1532-1632. St Eustace"s is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. The church’s reputation was strong enough of the time for it to be chosen as the location for a young Louis XIV to receive communion. Mozart also chose the sanctuary as the location for his mother’s funeral. Among those baptised here as children were Richelieu, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, future Madame de Pompadour and Molière, who was also married here in the 17th century. The last rites for Anne of Austria, Turenne and Mirabeau were pronounced within its walls. Marie de Gournay is buried there.
The origins of Saint Eustache date back to 13th century. The church became a parish church in 1223, thanks to a man named Jean Alais who achieved this by taxing the baskets of fish sold nearby, as granted by King Philip Augustus. To thank such divine generosity, Alais constructed a chapel dedicated to Sainte-Agnès, a Roman martyr.