Joseph Gatt "The undated photograph is remarkable in that all the buildings shown in it have since been demolished and in most cases replaced, except Il-Fortizza, at the far end, which remains unchanged. " Malta, and Sliema particularly, has lost its quaint architectural character. It has been transformed into a jungle of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers, reshaping the streetscape from one of traditional values, to one of shallow commercial interests.
Joseph Gatt Interesting echoes from the old University building in Valletta. 🤓
Joseph Gatt Very interesting historical research. Thank you for sharing, Mary Jo.
Illum, it-8 ta' Mejju 2025, il-Kardinal Robert Prevost sar l-ewwel Awgostinjan li qatt sar Papa.
L-Ordni Awgostinjana, mwaqqfa fl-1244 AD, kellha tlettax-il membru fl-istorja tagħha li ġew imlaħħqa Kardinali — erbatax jekk tinkludi lil José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, tal-Ordni tal-Agostinjani Rikoletti (ordni ekkleżżjastiku li ħa l-indipendenza tiegħu mill-Ordni Awgostinjana fl-1612), li kien ġie pproklamat Kardinal fl-14 ta' Frar 2015, mill-Papa Franġisku.
Robert Prevost kien ġie pproklamat Kardinal fit-30 ta' Septembru 2023, mill-Papa Franġisku, fl-età ta' 68-il sena. Interessanti li l-aħħar Awgostinjan li kien ġie pproklamat Kardinal qablu (apparti mill-Kardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán tal-Ordni tal-Agostinjani Rikoletti) kien propju l-Kardinal Malti Prospero Grech, li kien ġie pproklamat fit-18 ta' Frar 2012 mill-Papa Benedittu XVI, fl-età ta' 86-il sena, u b'hekk kien sar l-ewwel Agostinjan li ħa t-titolu ta' Kardinal fi 111-il sena. (Ara wkoll kitba relatata hawnhekk: zafoid.com/post/view/11890.)
This is an authentic screenshot from a CNN broadcast, and the person in the screenshot happens to be David Vardanyan, son of Ruben Vardanyan. But I am more intrigued by the cloud in the upper left corner, that is practically a silhouette of a long-necked dragon-like creature. Do you see it? I guess that it is pareidolia. (See also related post: zafoid.com/post/view/561.)
