| Next, we visited St. John�s Co-Cathedral, the conventual church of the Knights of St. John for over 200 years. Its interior displayed a wealth of Maltese baroque with every part of the nave covered in rich ornamentation. The arched ceiling depicted events from the life of St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of the Order; each of the side chapels belonged to one of the nationalities comprising the Order; behind the altar stood a marble statue of the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist; and set into the inlaid marble floor were Knights� marble tombstones. Throughout the cathedral could be seen the Maltese Cross, the emblem of the Knights of St. John. Before leaving, we visited the Cathedral�s museum containing Caravaggio�s famous painting, the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. |
