| These are
friars who, through the centuries, have contributed to
the cultural, religious and social enrichment of the
country and the Franciscan Order. (of each friar a
more detailed description is being prepared)
 ABELA,
Fr. Giovanni Maria (1653-1731)
- Minister of Inquisition
AZZOPARDI,
Fr. Giuseppe
(1623-1701)
- Saintly life
BALZAN, Fr. Giovanni Battista
(1618c-1695)
- Musician
- Maestro di Cappella (Catania) for 14 years
BONELLO, Br. Giuseppe
(1808-1898)- Saintly life
BONELLO (BONELLI), Fr. Giovanni
Antonio
(1819-1882)
- General Procurator of the Franciscan Order
- Guardian and Parish Priest of the Basilica of Sancti
Apostoli in Rome
- Preacher of Pope Pius IX
BONNICI, Fr. Francesco Agostino
(1723-1802)
- Professor at the University of Malta
- Consultant of the Inquisition in Malta
- Famous Preacher (in 1769 he delivered the speech at the
funeral of Bishop Bartolomeo Rull)
- Superior of the Franciscans in Malta
BONNICI, Fr. Paolo
(1599-1657c)
- First Conventual Franciscan missionary in Romania
CAGLIOLA, Fr. Filippo
(1603-1653)
- Historian of the Franciscan Province of Sicily
- Histographer of the Franciscan Order.
CHIRCOP, Fr. Bonaventura
(1746-1810)
- Professor of Dogma in the University of Malta
- Superior of the Franciscans in Malta
FACCIOL, Fr. Girolomo
(1647-1738)
- Segretary of Cardinal Lorenzo Brancati
- Superior of the Franciscans in Malta
FALZON, Fr. Francesco Arcangelo
(1744-1798)
- Rector of the Pentenzieria of Loreto in Italy
- Guardian of the convent of Sancti Apostoli in
Rome
- Master of novices at the Sacro Convento of
Assisi
FIORINI, Fr. Bonaventura
(1901-1990)
- Famous Preacher
- Franciscan Historian in Malta
HYZLER, Fr. Anton
(1836-1912)
- Rector of the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padova,
Italy
- First Parish Priest of Boccadasse in Genova, Italy
- First Parish Priest of St. Paul's Bay, Malta
- Superior of the Franciscans in Malta
MAMO, Fr. Pius
(1911-1971)
- Provincial that encouraged and developed the accademic
field of the Maltese Province
MARINI, Fr. Carlo
(1667-1747)
- Intelligent friar
- Celebrate Latinist
- Custos of the Sacro Convento of Assisi, Italy
- Guardian of the convent of Saint Francis in Palermo,
Sicily
- Guardian of the convent of Fermo, Italy
- Superior of the Franciscans in Malta
SILLATO, Fr. Paul Anthony
(1803-1877)
- Superior of saintly life
- "Professore di teologia Morale nel
Seminario arcivescovile di San Calcendonio e maestro
privato di questi Sacerdoti, che amano essere dalui
diretti nello studio della morale. Religioso dotto e
pio" (cfr. Ferris)
STELLINI, Fr. Bartolomeo
(1590-1658)
- Missionary in Iraq
- First Apostolic Prefect in Mesapotamia
- Superior of the Franciscans in Malta
TONNA BARTHET, Fr. Luigi
(1871-1917)
- Minister Provinical of great wisdom
- Parish Priest of the French Navy in Malta
VASSALLO, Br. Vittorio
(1658c-1730c)
- Saintly life
VELLA, Fr. Bonaventura
(1622-1702)
- Minister of the Inquisition
XIBERRAS (SCIBERRAS), Fr.
Bonaventura
(1876-1948)
- Re-established the Franciscan Order (Grey Friars) in
England
- First Superior of the Franciscans in England since the
reformation
ZERAFA, Fr. Carlo
(1627-1687)
- Provincial of the Franciscans in Sicily
Research
& writing by
Fr. Arthur Saliba OFM Conv
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