Recent developments include the building of the Saint Helena Parish Centre in 1992 toat the back of the basilica’s...

1906 – 1910 | The church dome and vaults are decorated with a fresco cycle by artist Virginio Monti....

1798 – 1800 | Invasion by Napoleon’s French forces and the subsequent blockade of the French garrison in the...

1709 | The titular saint of the parish church officially becomes Saint Helen. 1716 | Initiatives are undertaken for...

1630 | Pope Urban VIII elevates the Birkirkara parish church to the status of a Collegiate church bearing the...

1551 | Birkirkara was devastated in the attack by Torghut Rais and Sinan Pasha. 1560 | By order of...

Historical documentation confirms the existence of a parish in Birkirkara, la cappella Sancte Helene alias Sancte Marie de Birkarkam...