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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/37590| Title: | Sir Thomas Maitland and Mgr. Ferdinando Mattei: a controversy from a contemporary diary |
| Authors: | Zammit Gabarretta, Anthony |
| Keywords: | Maitland, Thomas, Sir, 1759?-1824 Governors -- Malta -- History -- 19th century Lanzon, Lorenzo Mattei, Ferdinando, Bishop of Malta, 1761-1829 Xerri, Giuseppe Bartolomeo, 1748-1821 Collegiate Church of St. Lawrence (Vittoriosa, Malta) Church controversies -- Malta -- History -- 19th century Vittoriosa (Malta) -- History -- 19th century Clergy -- Malta -- History -- 19th century Letters -- History -- 19th century Malta -- History -- British occupation, 1800-1964 Bishops -- Malta -- History -- 19th century Lanzon, Lorenzo. Memorie diverse -- Criticism and interpretation |
| Issue Date: | 1977 |
| Publisher: | Malta Historical Society |
| Citation: | Zammit Gabarretta, A. (1977). Sir Thomas Maitland and Mgr. Ferdinando Mattei: a controversy from a contemporary diary. Melita Historica, 7(2), 163-170. |
| Abstract: | Zammit Gabarretta documents the controversy that aroused in the Maltese islands during the 19th century when, under the appointment of the British government, Sir Thomas Maitland ruled the islands. The author examines the personality behind the despotic figure of the British governor and how it led to a controversy with the clergy. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/37590 |
| Appears in Collections: | MH, Volume 7, No. 2 (1977) MH, Volume 7, No. 2 (1977) |
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