MARSALFORN LOGO
MARSALFORN EMBLEM
The emblem of Marsalforn consists of a blue shield representing the village harbour, encircled by a golden border. In the middle, it depicts a viper encircling a sward; a sybol of Saint Paul Shipwreck. Saint Paul, who was shipwrecked on Malta and stayed on the island for three months, according to one tradition, left for Rome from Marsalforn, Hence this sybol in the emblem of Marsalforn, where the church is dedicated to him. The viper refers to the episode involving Saint Paul just after his shipwreck as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. The inhabitants had lit a huge fire and Paul colected a bundle of sticks and was putting them on the fire when a viper brought out by the heat attached itself to his hand. However he shook it off into the fire and came to no harm. The emblem was designed by Captain Adrian Strickland at the request of Dr. Rev. Joseph Bezzina and the Local Council.
Apr 10, 2009
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