Cemetery #34104
Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery
Local name: Iċ-Ċimiterju tal-Addolorata
Also known as Marija Addolorata Cemetery · Ċimiterju ta’ l-Addolorata · Addolorata Cemetery · Ċimiterju tal-Addolorata
37
documented records
≈ 2,900–5,900
approx. capacity (graves)
0.147 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery in Paola, Malta, is a Neo-Gothic cemetery dating back to 1869 and described as Malta's largest burial ground. Its name means Cemetery of Our Lady of Sorrows. The hill, known as Tal-Ħorr, has been a burial place since prehistoric times. From its foundation until 2010 the cemetery's apostleship was run by the Capuchin Fathers, and it has a Gothic church, family chapels and memorials. The cemetery's telephone number is +356 2169 3508, and you can find out more through partitlaburista.org.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 35.869282° N, 14.500710° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
37 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Emanuel Cassar 1924 – 2004 - Saveria Cassar 1928 – 1989
Denis Cheetham 1924 – 2002 
Rosaria Cini ? – 1995 
Anthony Colombo 1924 – 2009 - John Colombo ? – 2010
- Rita Colombo 1924 – 1990
Carmela Dingli 1911 – 1990 - Frances Fenech 1949 – 1997
- Mariana Fenech ? – 2020
Margaret Forace ? – 2007 
Cain Magri 2005 – 2005 - Mary Magri 1939 – 2010
Carmela Marmara 1905 – 1980 - Emma Micallef 1924 – 2002
- John Micallef 1921 – 2013
Victor Micallef 1945 – 2007 - Walter Micallef 1918 – 1980
- John Micallef Trigona 1925 – 1997
- Joseph Micallef Trigona 1920 – 1991
- Joseph Micallef Trigona 1893 – 1975
- Maria Micallef Trigona ? – 1968
- Mary Micallef Trigona 1894 – 1953
- Maria Mintoff 1925 – 2003
- Ella Pace ? – 2012
Maria Theuma 1930 – 2008 
Peter Walton 1902 – 1942 - Adelina Zammit 1907 – 1927
- Anthony Zammit 1910 – 1992
- Beatrice Zammit 1898 – 1974
- Carmelo Zammit 1904 – 1968
- Giuseppe Zammit 1902 – 1982
- Mary Zammit 1915 – 1994
- Pawla Zammit 1872 – 1950
- Pawlu Zammit 1870 – 1944
- Stella Zammit 1893 – 1932
- Wistina Zammit 1896 – 1941
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Paola Turkish Cemetery 760 m away · Paola
- Tal-Erwieh Cemetery 990 m away · Tarxien · 4 records
- Luqa Cemetery 1.6 km away · Luqa
- Gudja Cemetery 1.7 km away · Tarxien
- Ta' Braxia Jewish Cemetery 2.3 km away · Pietà
- Ghaxaq Cemetery 2.3 km away · Ħal Għaxaq
- Ta' Braxia Cemetery 2.3 km away · Pietà · 2 records
- Pietà Military Cemetery 2.4 km away · Pietà · 22 records
- Qormi Cemetery 2.8 km away · Ħal Qormi
- Msida Bastion Cemetery 3.0 km away · Msida
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Common questions
How big is Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery?
Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery covers about 14.7 hectares (147,000 m²), about the size of 21 soccer fields.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery is that of Adelina Farrucia Zammit, who died in 1927 at the age of 20.