Did Christianity Survive the Arab Conquest? – is the subject of the next public talk at Il-Hagar Museum in Gozo, which will be delivered by Professor Stanley Fiorini.

Following a recapitulation of the main arguments for and against such survival, with particular reference to Lauxtermann’s objections – which involve a re-reading of the Greek text of the 1127 incident – recent research and publications will be presented, further supporting the thesis that Christianity in the Maltese Islands was never completely extinguished.

This and more will be explored in this public talk by Professor Fiorini, Senior Fellow of the University of Malta and former Head of its Mathematics Department.

His interest in Maltese history has led to numerous publications, either authored solely or collaboratively, including Santo Spirito Hospital at Rabat, Malta (1989), The ‘Mandati’ Documents at the Archives of the Mdina Cathedral, Malta: 1473- 1539 (1993), the two-volume Mdina: The Cathedral City of Malta (1996), Tristia ex Melitogaudo:

Lament in Greek Verse of a 12th-Century Exile on Gozo (2010), and, more recently, The Parchments of the Mdina Cathedral Archives, Malta: 1420-1959 (2019).

Furthermore, he initiated the new series Documentary Sources of Maltese History, contributing – either solely or jointly – to the first eighteen volumes. He has also edited various publications of the Malta Historical Society, of which he served as Honorary President.

The talk is taking place on Saturday, the 15th of March, starting at 11am. Admission is free but seat reservations are recommended by sending an email to events@heartofgozo.org.mt.

The museum is located in St George’s Square.

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