Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul ( ) , commonly known as St Paul 's Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral , is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Mdina , Malta , dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle . The cathedral was founded in the 12th century , and according to tradition it stands on the site of where Roman governor Publius met St. Paul following his shipwreck on Malta . The original cathedral was severely damaged in the 1693 Sicily earthquake , so it was dismantled and rebuilt in the Baroque style to a design of the Maltese architect Lorenzo Gafà between 1696 and 1705 . The cathedral is regarded as Gafà 's masterpiece
1693 Sicily earthquake
1693 Sicily earthquake
St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina