Manwel Dimech

Manuel Attilio Ulissis Sylvia Evelyn

Manuel Dimech was born on Christmas Day , 1860, at St John Street, Valletta, Malta, and baptised at the church of St Paul Shipwreck, Valletta. His family was poor and lived in a single room that was part of a common tenement house with over sixty people. His ancestors on his fathers side were genuine artistic sculptors, though up till Dimechs birth his family had fallen on difficult times. During his childhood, Dimechs family moved residence twice, leaving Valletta for Qormi , and then moving to Msida. His father tried hard to make ends meet, but his weak health prevented any success in this endeavour. He died at the young age of only 37, leaving his widow to care for ten young children.

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