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[[File:San-lawrenz-vittoriosa.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Collegiate Church of St Lawrence]]
[[File:San-lawrenz-vittoriosa.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Collegiate Church of St Lawrence]]
[[St. Lawrence's Church, Vittoriosa|St. Lawrence's Church]], one of several churches in the parish, was once the Conventual Church of the Order of St John. It is dedicated to [[Lawrence of Rome|St. Lawrence of Rome]], and the feast is very popular among locals for the decorations in the local streets. The celebrations start on 31 July and continue till 10 August, the saint's feast day. Other churches in Birgu include the [[Monastery of St Scholastica]] and the [[Our Lady of Annunciation Church]] which is run by the [[Dominican Order]]. This church is also known as St. Dominic's Church. The feast of [[Saint Dominic]] is held every last Sunday of August.{{cite web|url=http://maltadiocese.org/lang/en/parishes/vittoriosa/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710151815/http://maltadiocese.org/lang/en/parishes/vittoriosa/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2012|title=Vittoriosa (Il-Birgu)|work=The Church in Malta|access-date=5 July 2011}} The Freedom Monument commemorates the departure of British forces from the island in 1979.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080401/local/freedom-day-ceremony-marked-by-anti-pfp-protest.202336|last=Testa|first=Michael|title=Freedom Day ceremony marked by anti-PfP protest|work=[[The Times of Malta]]|date=1 April 2008}} Birgu also contains five Auberges of the Knights, including the [[Auberge d'Angleterre]], for some time the home of the English Knights of St John on the island, which now contains a public library.
[[Collegiate Church of Saint Lawrence, Vittoriosa|St. Lawrence's Church]], one of several churches in the parish, was once the Conventual Church of the Order of St John. It is dedicated to [[Lawrence of Rome|St. Lawrence of Rome]], and the feast is very popular among locals for the decorations in the local streets. The celebrations start on 31 July and continue till 10 August, the saint's feast day. Other churches in Birgu include the [[Monastery of St Scholastica]] and the [[Our Lady of Annunciation Church]] which is run by the [[Dominican Order]]. This church is also known as St. Dominic's Church. The feast of [[Saint Dominic]] is held every last Sunday of August.{{cite web|url=http://maltadiocese.org/lang/en/parishes/vittoriosa/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710151815/http://maltadiocese.org/lang/en/parishes/vittoriosa/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2012|title=Vittoriosa (Il-Birgu)|work=The Church in Malta|access-date=5 July 2011}} The Freedom Monument commemorates the departure of British forces from the island in 1979.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080401/local/freedom-day-ceremony-marked-by-anti-pfp-protest.202336|last=Testa|first=Michael|title=Freedom Day ceremony marked by anti-PfP protest|work=[[The Times of Malta]]|date=1 April 2008}} Birgu also contains five Auberges of the Knights, including the [[Auberge d'Angleterre]], for some time the home of the English Knights of St John on the island, which now contains a public library.


[[File:Birgu Festival 2012.JPG|thumb|Birgu Festival of Candle Lights]]
[[File:Birgu Festival 2012.JPG|thumb|Birgu Festival of Candle Lights]]
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