Malta may be the Melita mentioned in the Gospel According to Matthew.
 The Romans called the island Melita, which can be considered either a Latinisation of the Greek  or the adaptation of the Doric Greek pronunciation of the same word 
 A number of Maltese individuals are recognised as Blessed, including Maria Adeodata Pisani and Nazju Falzon, with Pope John Paul II having beatified them in 2001

