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Fragments from St. Pauls Cave 7 miles of [from?] the City of Vellott. [Valletta] Island of Malta

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

July 6, 1810

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 51

Notes:

St. Paul's grotto is the place in Rabat, Malta where according to tradition St. Paul lived and preached during his three-month stay in 60 CE after he was shipwrecked while traveling from Crete to Rome to be put on trial in front of Julius Caesar.