St Paul's Church, Safi
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| St Paul's Church | |
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| The Parish Church of the Conversion of St Paul | |
Il-Knisja Parrokkjali ta' San Pawl | |
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 St Paul's Church | |
| 35°50′01.9″N 14°29′01.0″E / 35.833861°N 14.483611°E | |
| Location | Safi, Malta |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | Conversion of Paul the Apostle |
| Consecrated | 10 October 1784 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Baroque Doric |
| Groundbreaking | 1727 |
| Completed | 1744 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of domes | 1 |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Malta |
| Parish | Safi |
St Paul's Church, formally known as The Parish Church of the Conversion of Saint Paul, is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the village of Safi in Malta.
Before Safi became an independent parish in 1598, it formed part of the medieval parish of Bir Miftuħ, which is nowadays part of the parish of Gudja. The parish of St Mary of Bir Miftuħ is one of the original medieval parishes that are mentioned by Bishop Senatore de Mello in 1436. In 1592, the villages of Safi, Mqabba, and Kirkop were merged into a single parish, with St Leonard in Kirkop becoming the parish church. On April 13, 1598, Safi became an independent parish.[1][2]