Introduction [Casa Manresa in Floriana. A house of formation]

Abstract

Amidst the lines of fortifications in Floriana, within walking distance of the bustling heart of Valletta, stands a building that has, for over two centuries and a half, silently shaped the lives of countless men seeking spiritual depth, ecclesiastical learning, or the call to the priesthood, and, in these last decades, the pulsing heart of the Church in Malta. Casa Manresa, now the Archbishop’s Curia, is more than mere stone and mortar: it is a living testament to the enduring Jesuit spirit of its founders and the Maltese Church’s ceaseless pursuit of providing solid Christian formation.